title: Intention to undergo HIV testing and associated factors among women in one high-HIV prevalence city.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study is to understand the rate of intention to undergo HIV testing and associated factors among women in a city with high HIV prevalence.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was conducted among 293 women HIV/AIDS patients who were newly examined with HIV infection and aged ≥18 years from September to December 2012. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify the factors associated with intention to undergo HIV testing.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The rate of intention to undergo HIV testing was 12.3%. Nearly 90% of participants had no intention of getting HIV tested, and the main reasons were "Never thought I would be HIV-infected" (78.2%) and "I did not feel sick, and it was impossible to be HIV-infected" (19.8%). The awareness rate of HIV knowledge was 67.8%, and 34.1% had casual heterosexual partners. Those who had casual heterosexual partners or had better HIV knowledge were more likely to have intention of getting HIV tested.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The rate of intention to undergo HIV testing among women is low. AIDS health education programmess and public information campaigns should be initiated to improve knowledge about HIV and the risk of HIV infection, to encourage women to take HIV testing more promptly. It is also vital to take measures to reduce stigma against AIDS patients.
authors.affiliation: Anhui Provincial Hospital, Hefei, China.
authors.forename: Zhang-Wei
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Anhui Province, Hefei, China.
authors.forename: Se-Ying
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6405-9974
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
authors.forename: Dong-Qing
authors.initials: DQ
authors.lastname: Ye
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis; D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012747:Sexual Partners; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: HIV; intention; nursing; testing; women