| dc.contributor.author | Radmanovic, Josephine | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-06T10:00:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-07-06T10:00:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-07-06 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2077/72716 | |
| dc.description | Methods: A secondary analysis of serial sectional serial surveys conducted among the mobile men (n=2298) and women (n=1131) in the fishing communities along Lake Victoria in 2015/2016 was undertaken. HIV counselling and testing and fingerprint scanning in 4 repeated rounds in 18 villages were done. Data for the repeated rounds were linked using the fingerprint identifiers to determine frequent testing (testing at least twice in 12 months) and HIV incidence among those with a repeat test after a first negative test. Ordinal logistic regression was performed to test the associations between HIV frequent testing and the participants’ socio-demographic characteristics. Survival analysis was done to estimate the HIV incidence and associated factors. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: HIV/AIDS remains a major global health burden, and albeit declines in infections observed in more recent time, key populations account for most of the new infections. Recommendations such as “test and treat” and “frequent testing” as prevention, can help combat HIV. Nonetheless, there are research gaps on the uptake of these services among mobile individuals in fishing sites. This study assessed the plausibility of applying novel fingerprint technologies to estimate HIV frequent testing among mobile fisherfolks in Uganda.
Conclusion: The proposed fingerprint approach showed plausible results, indicating that relatively low proportion of fisherfolks meet the recommended HIV frequent testing target amidst a high incidence of HIV. To end the HIV epidemic by 2030, novel technologies such as fingerprint technology are needed during HIV testing campaigns in high risk and mobile populations to inform existing efforts to improve access to testing. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.subject | Biometric fingerprint, HIV/AIDS, Fisherfolks, HIV frequent testing, HIV Incidence and prevalence, Record linkage | en_US |
| dc.title | BIOMETRIC FINGERPRINT TECHNOLOGY FOR ESTIMATING FREQUENT HIV TESTING AND HIV INCIDENCE AMONG MOBILE MEN AND WOMEN IN FISHING COMMUNITIES ALONG LAKE VICTORIA, UGANDA | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | |
| dc.setspec.uppsok | Medicine | |
| dc.type.uppsok | H2 | |
| dc.contributor.department | University of Gothrnburg/Department of Medicine | eng |
| dc.contributor.department | Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för medicin | swe |
| dc.type.degree | Student essay | |
