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Community Based Promotion on VCT Acceptance among Rural Migrants in Shanghai, China

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  • Tiejun Zhang
  • Xiuhong Tian
  • Fuchang Ma
  • Ying Yang
  • Feng Yu
  • Yanping Zhao
  • Meiyang Gao
  • Yingying Ding
  • Qingwu Jiang
  • Na He

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Objective: Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) plays an important integral role in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. However, VCT service has not been effectively utilized among rural migrants, a high risk group in China. In this study, we developed a community based intervention to examine if community mobilization with comprehensive VCT is more effective than current HIV preventions with routine VCT service in promoting VCT acceptability among rural migrants in Shanghai, China. Methods: A comprehensive intervention with community mobilization and comprehensive VCT services including community-based VCT and mobile VCT was implemented during 2007–2009. Three communities in Minhang District of Shanghai were randomly selected and were designed to receive community mobilization and comprehensive VCT, traditional VCT and none intervention, respectively. After 24 months intervention, effects were evaluated by comparing outcome indicators between the baseline (2,690 participants) and follow-up surveys (1,850 participants). Findings: A substantial increase in VCT acceptance was observed among community mobilization group (94.9% vs. 88.5%, P

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  • Tiejun Zhang & Xiuhong Tian & Fuchang Ma & Ying Yang & Feng Yu & Yanping Zhao & Meiyang Gao & Yingying Ding & Qingwu Jiang & Na He, 2013. "Community Based Promotion on VCT Acceptance among Rural Migrants in Shanghai, China," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(4), pages 1-10, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0060106
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060106
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