title: Sociodemographic predictors of acceptance of voluntary HIV testing among pregnant women in a large maternity hospital, Omdurman, Sudan.
abstract: This study aimed to determine the sociodemographic predictors of willingness of pregnant women in Sudan to accept HIV testing. A random sample of 500 pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics in Omdurman maternity hospital in 2010 were interviewed. Significant predictors of women's tendency to accept HIV testing were: age < 30 years (OR 3.5, 95% CI: 2.2-5.8), primigravida (OR 1.5, 95% CI: 1.0-2.3), better education level (OR 3.4, 95% CI: 1.7-6.7), owning a radio (OR 2.1, 95% CI: 1.3-3.4), in employment (OR 2.5, 95% CI: 1.2-5.0) and ≥ 2 antenatal care visits (OR 1.9, 95% CI: 1.2-2.9). Husband's age ≥ 35 years (OR 3.2, 95% CI: 2.0-5.2) and Christian faith (OR 3.8, 95% CI: 1.4-10.7) were significant variables, although with a wide margin of confidence. These predictors should be considered in strategies to increase the acceptance and use of HIV testing and counselling services.
authors.affiliation: Sudan National AIDS Programme, Khartoum, Sudan. Mutazidris55@gmail.com.
authors.forename: A K M
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Idris
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine and Epidemiology, Ahfad University for Women, Omdurman, Sudan.|Takemi Programme, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
authors.forename: E Z
authors.initials: EZ
authors.lastname: Elsamani
authors.affiliation: Sudan National AIDS Programme, Khartoum, Sudan.
authors.forename: A E A
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Elnasri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006771:Hospitals, Maternity; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People / Q000523:psychology*; D011295:Prenatal Care; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012698:Serologic Tests; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013397:Sudan; D055815:Young Adult