ABSTRACT
This study employed the descriptive survey to assess the knowledge,
attitude and practices of HIV counsellors in HIV counselling and testing in the
Central Region of Ghana. In all, 140 HIV counsellors from the Central Region
were sampled through the use of the purposive sampling procedure. The
convenient sampling procedure was adopted to carry out the observation
sections. Questionnaires and observation guide were used to collect the
necessary data for the study. Descriptive statistics such as frequencies and
percentages were used to illustrate the demographic profile of the participants
and the data on five of the research questions. The thematic approach was used
to analyse the qualitative data. Inferential statistics namely Pearson Product
Moment Correlation were used to compare relationship among variables.
It was found out that HIV counsellors in the Central Region had a good
knowledge on HIV counselling and testing, counsellors have developed a
positive attitude towards HIV counselling and testing, the HIV counsellors
adhered to good practices in their field of work, to a large extent, most of the
respondents adhered to the basic techniques in counselling among others.
It was recommended that periodic seminars and workshops must be
organised for HIV counsellors, professional counsellors should be employed to
solve the problem of shortage of staff. Also, test kits should always be made
available at the health facilities at all times and finally, transportation and
financial support should be available by the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health
Service and National AIDS Control Programme to aid follow ups.
ASANTE, J (2021). KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF HIV COUNSELLORS IN HIV COUNSELLING AND TESTING IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/knowledge-attitude-and-practices-of-hiv-counsellors-in-hiv-counselling-and-testing-in-the-central-region-of-ghana-1
ASANTE, JOSEPH "KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF HIV COUNSELLORS IN HIV COUNSELLING AND TESTING IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA" Afribary. Afribary, 02 Apr. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/knowledge-attitude-and-practices-of-hiv-counsellors-in-hiv-counselling-and-testing-in-the-central-region-of-ghana-1. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
ASANTE, JOSEPH . "KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF HIV COUNSELLORS IN HIV COUNSELLING AND TESTING IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA". Afribary, Afribary, 02 Apr. 2021. Web. 27 Nov. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/knowledge-attitude-and-practices-of-hiv-counsellors-in-hiv-counselling-and-testing-in-the-central-region-of-ghana-1 >.
ASANTE, JOSEPH . "KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF HIV COUNSELLORS IN HIV COUNSELLING AND TESTING IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 27, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/knowledge-attitude-and-practices-of-hiv-counsellors-in-hiv-counselling-and-testing-in-the-central-region-of-ghana-1