A positive deviance approach to understanding HIV risk and testing

Abstract

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016:

Applied to HIV testing, positive deviants would be men who test routinely for HIV in an environment of low testing and where cultural norms are against testing. In this study we analyze Demographic Health Survey (DHS) data from six African countries; Cameroon, Ghana, Malawi, Lesotho, Swaziland and Zambia were selected to represent environments with differing levels of HIV prevalence.

Authors

Asa Benjamin Smith
Rob Stephenson

Author Details

Asa Benjamin Smith; Rob Stephenson, MSc

Sigma Membership

Rho

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

HIV Risk Behavior, HIV/AIDS, Global Health

Recommended Citation

Smith, Asa Benjamin and Stephenson, Rob, "A positive deviance approach to understanding HIV risk and testing" (2024). Leadership. 7.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/leadership/2016/posters/7

Conference Name

Leadership Connection 2016

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2016

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Review Type

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Acquisition

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