Muhammed Lamin Sambou, Juncheng Dai, Xiaoyu Zhao, Tongtong Hong, Til Bahadur Basnet, Gifty Marley, Alima Sambou, El Hafa Fadoua, Muhammad Naveed
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Objective: To examine the major determinants of VCT service uptake among adults in SSA. Methods: Electronic databases were searched to identify eligible English language publications. Reporting of the study selection procedure was done according to PRISMA and the selected articles were also critically appraised. Results: We found 8 significant determinants of VCT uptake among adults in SSA, such as less physical access [OR (Odds ratio): 0.77 (95% CI (Confidence interval): 0.62-0.96), p < 0.01], older age [OR: 1.36 (95% CI: 1.08-1.73), p < 0.01], higher education level [OR: 1.60 (95% CI: 1.24-2.05), p < 0.01], high knowledge of HIV and VCT awareness [OR: 1.40 (95% CI: 1.03-1.90), p < 0.01], unprotected sexual practices [OR: 1.75 (95% CI: 1.18-2.58), p < 0.01], discussion on HIV among partners and others [OR: 1.76 (95% CI: 1.10-2.81), p < 0.01], other STIs [OR: 1.40 (95% CI: 1.00-1.98), p < 0.01], and divorced/separated [OR: 1.39 (95% CI: 1.12-1.72), p < 0.01]. Conclusion: This study showed that 8 determinants were significantly associated with VCT service uptake in SSA. Thus, HIV interventions and policy initiatives should be tailored to these determinants to ensure scale-up of VCT service uptake in SSA.
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ACS Applied Electronic Materials is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research covering all aspects of electronic materials. The journal is devoted to reports of new and original experimental and theoretical research of an applied nature that integrate knowledge in the areas of materials science, engineering, optics, physics, and chemistry into important applications of electronic materials. Sample research topics that span the journal's scope are inorganic, organic, ionic and polymeric materials with properties that include conducting, semiconducting, superconducting, insulating, dielectric, magnetic, optoelectronic, piezoelectric, ferroelectric and thermoelectric.
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