Name : Agun Fauji

Nim : P1337420214014
Class : 2B

Self-Implemented HIV Testing: Perspectives on Improving Dissemination

Among Urban African American Youths
In the United States, HTV testing is very highly dependent on the clinic-based testing. clinicbased testing can lead to significant barriers for adolescents and young adults, including the
inconvenience (location, time, transportation), fear, and privacy concerns be stigmatized.
Specifically in the social sphere, based testing clinics have a limited range between
underserved populations at high risk (eg, Africa American teens and young adults. Youth in
the United States do not know they are HIV status Approximately 61% of HIV-positive
Afrika.untuk discuss these issues, self-implemented HIV testing (SIT) to increase privacy and
convenience. Oral methods SIT (OraSure Technologies, OraQuick Bethlehem, PA) has been
approved in United States to be sold by retail pharmacies, Oral SIT possible provide an
important supplement to clinic-based testing. However, the purchase of oral SITs requires
verbal requests from a pharmacist in a relatively The general situation that may cause
discomfort for many youths. use of the environment pharmacies may increase the shame and
social stigma if the youth is concerned that the neighbors can observe their kit purchase.
social services or health dancommunity based Organizations (CBO) may offer greater
comfort, intimacy, and privacy from the larger society do a series of qualitative research that
examines SITs deployment spoken by African Americans teenagers, pharmacies and
providers. Method Research that took place from 2012 through 2013, derived from a larger

community-based investigation examined sodo-sexual development and ecological factors

among Africa American youth from low-income neighborhood in Illinois, Chicago, and San
Francisco, California. The HIV test is a linchpin in Centers for Chomprehensive Disease
Control and Prevention HIV Prevention Strategy (CHPS). national goals Chomprehensive
Disease Control and Prevention HIV Prevention Strategy (CHPS) is testing 90% of HIVpositive.

Method
Research that took place from 2012 through 2013, derived from a larger community-based
investigation examined sodo-sexual development and ecological factors among Africa
American youth from low-income neighborhood in Illinois, Chicago, and San Francisco,
California. The HIV test is a linchpin in Centers for Chomprehensive Disease Control and
Prevention HIV Prevention Strategy (CHPS). National goals Chomprehensive Disease
Control and Prevention HIV Prevention Strategy (CHPS) is testing 90% of HIV-positive
people with 2,015