Mobilization for HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing Services in Vietnam: Clients’ Risk Behaviors, Attitudes and Willingness to Pay

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 848-858

  Nguyen, Long Hoang ^a,c   Tran, Bach Xuan ^a,b   Nguyen, Nhung Phuong ^e   Phan, Huong Thu Thi ^d   Bui, Trang Thu ^d   Latkin, Carl A ^b  

^a HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

^e HANOI UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; HIV testing; Vietnam; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUNSELING; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SERODIAGNOSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; VIET NAM;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; COUNSELING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VIETNAM;

EID: 84941351853     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1188-6     Document Type: Article

References (46)

1. UNAIDS. Report on the global AIDS epidemic. Geneva: UNAIDS; 2008.
2. Tran BX, Ohinmaa A, Nguyen LT, Oosterhoff P, Vu PX, Vu TV, et al. Gender differences in quality of life outcomes of HIV/AIDS treatment in the latent feminization of HIV epidemics in Vietnam. AIDS care. 2012;24(10):1187–96.
3. Do TN, Nguyen TM, Do MH, Masaya K, Dang TB, Pham TL, et al. Combining cohort analysis and monitoring of HIV early-warning indicators of drug resistance to assess antiretroviral therapy services in Vietnam. Clin Infect Dis. 2012;54(Suppl 4):S306–12.
4. Tran BX, Nguyen NP. Patient satisfaction with HIV/AIDS care and treatment in the decentralization of services delivery in Vietnam. PLoS One. 2012;7(10):e46680.
5. Nguyen TA, Oosterhoff P, Hardon A, Tran HN, Coutinho RA, Wright P. A hidden HIV epidemic among women in Vietnam. BMC Public Health. 2008;8:37.
6. Control VAoHA. Vietnam HIV/AIDS estimates and projections 2011–2015. Hanoi: Ministry of Health; 2013.
7. Control VAoHA. The review of HIV/AIDS control and prevention until 30/9/2014. Hanoi: Ministry of Health; 2014.
8. Tromp N, Siregar A, Leuwol B, Komarudin D, van der Ven A, van Crevel R, et al. Cost-effectiveness of scaling up voluntary counselling and testing in West-Java, Indonesia. Acta Med Indones. 2013;45(1):17–25.
9. Mulogo EM, Batwala V, Nuwaha F, Aden AS, Baine OS. Cost effectiveness of facility and home based HIV voluntary counseling and testing strategies in rural Uganda. Afr Health Sci. 2013;13(2):423–9.
10. UNAIDS. HIV Voluntary Counselling and Testing: a gateway to prevention and care. Geneva: UNAIDS; 2002.
11. UNAIDS. Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT). 2000.
12. Health Mo. Decision on promulgation of voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VCT) guidelines. Hanoi 2007.
13. Organisation WH. Investing in a comprehensive health sector response to HIV/AIDS—scaling up treatment and accelerating prevention.
14. Merson MH, Dayton JM, O’Reilly K. Effectiveness of HIV prevention interventions in developing countries. Aids. 2000;14(Suppl 2):S68–84.
15. Allen S, Meinzen-Derr J, Kautzman M, Zulu I, Trask S, Fideli U, et al. Sexual behavior of HIV discordant couples after HIV counseling and testing. Aids. 2003;17(5):733–40.
16. Control VAoHA. The annual review of HIV/AIDS control and prevention in 2013 and action plan in 2014. Hanoi: Ministry of Health; 2014.
17. Grayman JH, Nhan DT, Huong PT, Jenkins RA, Carey JW, West GR, et al. Factors associated with HIV testing, condom use, and sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Nha Trang, Vietnam. AIDS Behav. 2005;9(1):41–51.
18. Tran BX, Nguyen LT, Nguyen NP, Phan HT. HIV voluntary testing and perceived risk among female sex workers in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. Glob Health Action. 2013;6:20690.
19. Bengtsson L, Lu X, Liljeros F, Thanh HH, Thorson A. Strong propensity for HIV transmission among men who have sex with men in Vietnam: behavioural data and sexual network modelling. BMJ Open. 2014;4(1):e003526.
20. National Committee for AIDS DaPPaC. National Strategy on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control toward 2020 and the vision to 2030. Hanoi 2012.
21. Bach TX. Budget impact of scaling up HIV/AIDS interventions in Vietnam 2011–2020. Hai Phong: Vietnam Health Policy Forum; 2011.
22. Ensuring finance for HIV/AIDS prevention and control activities in the period 2013–2020 (2013).
23. Klose T. The contingent valuation method in health care. Health Policy. 1999;47(2):97–123.
24. Uzochukwu B, Uguru N, Ezeoke U, Onwujekwe O, Sibeudu T. Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for HIV/AIDS: a study of the knowledge, awareness and willingness to pay for VCT among students in tertiary institutions in Enugu State Nigeria. Health Policy. 2011;99(3):277–84.
25. Forsythe S, Arthur G, Ngatia G, Mutemi R, Odhiambo J, Gilks C. Assessing the cost and willingness to pay for voluntary HIV counselling and testing in Kenya. Health Policy Plan. 2002;17(2):187–95.
26. Decision No. 647/QD-BYT of 22 February 2007 on promulgation of voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) guidelines, (2007).
27. Wringe A, Isingo R, Urassa M, Maiseli G, Manyalla R, Changalucha J, et al. Uptake of HIV voluntary counselling and testing services in rural Tanzania: implications for effective HIV prevention and equitable access to treatment. Trop Med Int Health. 2008;13(3):319–27.
28. Ma W, Detels R, Feng Y, Wu Z, Shen L, Li Y, et al. Acceptance of and barriers to voluntary HIV counselling and testing among adults in Guizhou province, China. Aids. 2007;21(Suppl 8):S129–35.
29. Tran BX, Ohinmaa A, Nguyen LT. Quality of life profile and psychometric properties of the EQ-5D-5L in HIV/AIDS patients. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2012;10:132.
30. Group E. EQ-5D-5L User guide: basic information on how to use the EQ-5D-5L instrument Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2011 [cited 2013 1-9]. http://www.euroqol.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Documenten/PDF/Folders_Flyers/UserGuide_EQ-5D-5L.pdf.
31. Minh HV, Bach TX, Mai NY, Wright P. The cost of providing HIV/AIDS counseling and testing services in Vietnam. Value Health Reg. 2012;1:36–40.
32. Nguyen VT, Nguyen HT, Nguyen QC, Duong PT, West G. Expenditure analysis of HIV testing and counseling services using the cascade framework in Vietnam. PLoS One. 2015;10(5):e0126659.
33. Mahieu PA, Riera P, Giergiczny M. Determinants of willingness-to-pay for water pollution abatement: a point and interval data payment card application. J Environ Manag. 2012;108:49–53.
34. Genberg BL, Kawichai S, Chingono A, Sendah M, Chariyalertsak S, Konda KA, et al. Assessing HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination in developing countries. AIDS Behav. 2008;12(5):772–80.
35. Addis Z, Yalew A, Shiferaw Y, Alemu A, Birhan W, Mathewose B, et al. Knowledge, attitude and practice towards voluntary counseling and testing among university students in North West Ethiopia: a cross sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2013;13:714.
36. Regassa N, Kedir S. Attitudes and practices on HIV preventions among students of higher education institutions in Ethiopia: the case of Addis Ababa University. East Afr J Public Health. 2011;8(2):141–54.
37. Iliyasu Z, Abubakar IS, Kabir M, Aliyu MH. Knowledge of HIV/AIDS and attitude towards voluntary counseling and testing among adults. J Natl Med Assoc. 2006;98(12):1917–22.
38. Bank TW. GDP per capita (current US$): Vietnam 2014 [20-06-2015]. http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD.
39. Wringe A, Isidingo R, Urassa M, Todd J, Mbata D, Maiseli G. Trends in uptake of voluntary counseling and testing for HIV in rural Tanzania under widely provision of HIV treatments. Trop Med Int Health. 2007;17(8):e15–25.
40. Tewabe T, Destaw B, Admassu M, Abera B. Assessment of factors associated with voluntary counselling and testing uptake among students in Bahir Dar University Ethiopia. Ethiop J Health Dev. 2012;26(1):16–21.
41. Tran BX. Willingness to pay for methadone maintenance treatment in Vietnamese epicentres of injection-drug-driven HIV infection. Bull World Health Organ. 2013;91(7):475–82.
42. Tang CH, Liu JT, Chang CW, Chang WY. Willingness to pay for drug abuse treatment: results from a contingent valuation study in Taiwan. Health Policy. 2007;82(2):251–62.
43. Mohammed EY. Contingent valuation responses and hypothetical bias: mitigation effects of certainty question, cheap talk, and pledging. Environ Econ. 2012;3(3):62–71.
44. Mn L. Comparison of facility-based and free-standing VCT services in Vietnam. Hanoi: Vietnam Ministry of Health; 2002.
45. Vassall A, Remme M, Watts C, Hallett T, Siapka M, Vickerman P, et al. Financing essential HIV services: a new economic agenda. PLoS Med. 2013;10(12):e1001567.
46. Lang HC. Willingness to pay for lung cancer treatment. Value Health. 2010;13(6):743–9.