?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F36638%2F&rft.title=HIV%2FAIDS+testing+and+counseling+practices+in+Uganda%3A+a+program+proposal&rft.creator=Smalt%2C+Courtney&rft.description=The+current+HIV+epidemic%2C+thought+to+have+begun+in+the+1970s%2C+was+recognized+as+an+emerging+disease+in+the+early+1980s.+HIV+most+likely+originated+in+the+Democratic+Republic+of+Congo+around+1920+when+HIV+crossed+the+species+barrier+from+chimpanzees+to+human.+HIV+first+appeared+in+Uganda+in+1986.+Since+1992+Uganda+has+had+a+significant+decline+in+HIV+prevalence+from+24+percent+at+the+height+of+the+epidemic+to+six+percent+in+the+early+2000s+and+remains+steady.+The+World+Health+Organization+program+currently+outlines+prevention+strategies%3A+(1)+testing+and+counseling%2C+(2)+using+condoms+(male+or+female)%2C+(3)+volunteering+for+male+medical+circumcision%2C+(4)+using+antiretroviral+therapies+(ARTs)%2C+(5)+using+harm+reduction+strategies%2C+and+(6)+eliminating+mother-to-child+transmission.+A+range+of+factors+from+accessibility%2C+availability+to+sociocultural+norms+influences+the+use+of+HIV+testing+and+counseling+services+in+Uganda.+Currently%2C+in+Uganda%2C+roughly+half+of+the+adult+population+(55+percent+of+women+and+47+percent+of+men)+have+had+an+HIV+test+in+the+past+year+and+are+aware+of+their+HIV+status.+The+main+gap+in+HIV+testing+and+counseling+services+is+the+lack+of+community-based+services.+The+limited+community-level+services+and+supports+that+exist+do+not+cover+the+full+continuum+of+care.+%0D%0APublic+Health+Statement%3A+The+proposed+program+seeks+to+reduce+these+barriers+by+offering+community-based+HIV+Testing+and+Counseling+services+at+a+trusted+youth-focused+organization%2C+and+through+a+community-led+advocacy+campaign+for+equitable+relationships.&rft.date=2019-06-20&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F36638%2F1%2FSmalt_Courtney_MPHthesis_april2019.pdf&rft.identifier=++Smalt%2C+Courtney++(2019)+HIV%2FAIDS+testing+and+counseling+practices+in+Uganda%3A+a+program+proposal.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++