Predictors of knowledge of HIV/AIDS and uptake of HIV counselling and testing among undergraduate students at the North-West University, South Africa

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Title:	Predictors of knowledge of HIV/AIDS and uptake of HIV counselling and testing among undergraduate students at the North-West University, South Africa
Editor:	Paul, Bigala
Year:	2015
Periodical:	Journal of Social Development in Africa (ISSN 1012-1080)
Volume:	30
Issue:	2
Pages:	27-50
Language:	English
Geographic term:	South Africa
Subjects:	AIDS preventive medicine sex education
Abstract:	The aim of this study is to determine predictors of HIV/AIDS knowledge and voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) of undergraduate students in two campuses of the North-West University, South Africa. The paper uses cross-sectional data of 1,498 and 1,392 university students from Mafikeng and Potchefstroom campuses. The major source of information on HIV/AIDS for the students were university programmes. At the Mafikeng campus, 9 out of 10 undergraduate students had taken an HIV test, compared to 4 out of 10 at the Potchefstroom campus. Age and level of education were found to be the main predictors of knowledge of HIV and uptake of voluntary counselling and testing, while race was a predictor of knowledge of HIV and uptake of VCT services among Potchefstroom undergraduate students. The authors recommend that free VCT services are offered to males and that programmes should provide more detailed information related to HIV/AIDS prevention. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract]