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Hindi Research Article, J Immunol Tech Infect Dis Vol: 3 Issue: 1
Prevalence of HIV Infection among VCT Users and Assessment of Socio-Demographic Factors Affecting the Follow-Up Status of Clients on ART in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia
| Tadesse Guadu 1, Yigzaw Kebede2, Tadesse Awoke2 and Mersha Chanie3* | |
| 1Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty ofs Veterinary Medicine, University of Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 2Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 3Department of Veterinary Paraclinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| Corresponding author : Mersha Chanie Department of Veterinary Paraclinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Gondar, P.O. Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia Tel: +251913186824/918267106 E-mail: kasuamare@gmail.com |
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| Received: July 03, 2013 Accepted: January 20, 2014 Published: January 24, 2014 | |
| Citation: Guadu T, Kebede Y, Awoke T, Chanie M (2014) Prevalence of HIV Infection among VCT Users and Assessment of Socio-Demographic Factors Affecting the Follow-Up Status of Clients on ART in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia. J Immunol Tech Infect Dis 3:1. doi:10.4172/2329-9541.1000123 |
Abstract
Prevalence of HIV Infection among VCT Users and Assessment of Socio-Demographic Factors Affecting the Follow-Up Status of Clients on ART in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia
Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT), for HIV infection, allows individuals to determine their HIV status and serves as a gateway for both HIV prevention and early access to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) for sero-positive clients. However, very little is known about these profiles and HIV prevalence of VCT clients in Gondar town. A cross-sectional study design was carried out by collecting retrospective data from VCT clients’ records inprivate and government health centers (July 2005-July 2009) and ART charts (July 2004-July 2007), from government health institutions, to assess the prevalence of HIV infection among VCT users and assess socio-demographic factors affecting the follow-up status of ART clients in Gondar Town.
