Perceptions, Barriers, and Facilitators of Provider-Initiated and Voluntary HIV Testing and Counseling Among Health Care Workers: Protocol for a Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

HIV testing and counseling interventions have been pivotal in efforts to curb the HIV epidemic, with diverse delivery models implemented globally. However, existing studies primarily focus on individual perspectives, with limited attention given to the essential role of health care workers in the effective implementation of voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) and provider-initiated testing and counseling (PITC) services in China.

Objective

This protocol describes the design of the Provider-initiated Views on PITC and VCT Study (PIVOT Study), which aims to assess health care workers' perceptions, barriers, and facilitators related to the implementation of PITC and VCT in Guangdong Province, China.

Methods

The PIVOT Study is a multicenter, cross-sectional

SUBMITTER: Wang B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12721219 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature