TY - JOUR
T1 - HIV prevalence variations in mining communities in Ghana
AU - Osei-Yeboah, Richard
AU - Adedze, Miranda
AU - Bannor, Richard
AU - Takyibea Opoku, Edwina
AU - Akweongo, Patricia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2019/4/3
Y1 - 2019/4/3
N2 - This paper aimed at providing evidence on the variations in HIV prevalence in mining communities in Ghana. Purposive sampling was used for collection of data. Five years records (2011–2015) were reviewed and data on age, sex, date of HIV screening, results and location were extracted from hospital registers and entered electronically for analysis. Findings emerging from this study suggest high HIV prevalence in mining communities in Ghana. This study also identified a decline in routine HIV testing. The study suggests means to tailor public health efforts to improve HIV testing in mining communities. Transactional sexual activities among women and the younger generations may account for the high HIV prevalence according to findings from this study.
AB - This paper aimed at providing evidence on the variations in HIV prevalence in mining communities in Ghana. Purposive sampling was used for collection of data. Five years records (2011–2015) were reviewed and data on age, sex, date of HIV screening, results and location were extracted from hospital registers and entered electronically for analysis. Findings emerging from this study suggest high HIV prevalence in mining communities in Ghana. This study also identified a decline in routine HIV testing. The study suggests means to tailor public health efforts to improve HIV testing in mining communities. Transactional sexual activities among women and the younger generations may account for the high HIV prevalence according to findings from this study.
KW - HIV prevalence
KW - migration
KW - mining communities
KW - public health
KW - variation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85065203856&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15381501.2019.1599748
DO - 10.1080/15381501.2019.1599748
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85065203856
SN - 1538-1501
VL - 18
SP - 129
EP - 145
JO - Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services
JF - Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services
IS - 2
ER -