Avoidance of healthcare service use and correlates among HIV-positive patients in Vietnam: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The prevention of HIV/AIDS is not making sufficient progress. The slow reduction of HIV/AIDS infections needs to prioritise hesitancy towards service utilisation, including treatment duration, social support and social stigma. This study investigates HIV-positive patients' avoidance of healthcare services and its correlates.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

The secondary data analysis used cross-sectional data from a randomised controlled intervention, examining the effectiveness of HIV-assisted smartphone applications in the treatment of HIV/AIDS patients in the Bach Mai and Ha Dong clinics in Hanoi.

Methods

Simple random sampling was used to identify 495 eligible patients. Two-tailed χ², Mann-Whitney, multivariate logistic and orde

SUBMITTER: Nguyen HLT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10759046 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature