Understanding and Preventing Potential Social Harms and Abuses of Oral HIV Self-Testing in Kenya

KENYA, 2013
Health and Well-Being (HaW)

African Population and Health Research Center

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Other need for trained counsellor specified (v508go1)

Data file: Individual Data

Overview

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Questions and instructions

Literal question

Why do you think it is necessary to have a trained counsellor

Categories

Value	Category
A COUNSELLOR WILL EXPLAIN THE WAY FORWARD
A COUNSELOR WHICH TEACH ME HOW TO LIVE WITH THE VIRUS
ADVICE ME ON ARV USE.
ADVICE ON FOODS TO EAT
ADVICE ON MY STATUS STAGE AND MEDICATION TO TAKE INCASE AM POSITIVE
AVOID THE STRESS WHEN I GET THE RESULTS AND TO TAKE THE RESULTS POSITIVELY
BECAUSE A TRAINED CONSELOR DOES NOT FEAR AND CANNOT DISCRIMINATE AND DISCLOSE OTHERS HIV STATUS TO THE PUBLIC
CAN HANDLE EXTREME PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
CAN HELP IN SUPPORT PSYCHOLOGICALLY
CAN HELP ME MORE PSYCHOLOGICALLY
COUNSELLORS ARE ABLE TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO IF YOU TEST POSITIVE
DONT KNOW
ENABLE ONE GET AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE IN RELATION TO HIV
ENCOURAGE ME
EXPLAIN HOW TO LIVE WITH PEOPLE WHEN HIV POSITIVE
EXPLAIN HOW TO LIVE WITH THE HIV VIRUS WHEN POSITIVE.
EXPLAIN ON HOW TO PROTECT MYSELF AND EAT WELL IF POSITIVE
EXPLAIN WHERE I CAN GET HELP
FOR COUNSELLING
GIVE DRUGS AFTER TEST
GIVE GUIDANCE ON WHAT TO DO NEXT
GIVE ME HOPE DESPITE OF THE STATUS
GIVE ME HOPE IN LIFE INCASE POSITIVE
GIVE THE BEST WAY FORWARD
GIVES SOMEONE COURAGE
GIVEYOU HOPE IN LIFE INCASE U TEST POSITIVE
HELP CALM DOWN ANY TRAUMATIZATION THAT WOULD ARISE.
HELP ONE NOT TO PANIC
HELPS ONE TO ACCEPT HER/HIMSELVES
I CAN TAKE THE RESULTS TO BE ASCERTAINED
I DON'T KNOW
I WILL BE MORE OPEN TO A COUNSELLOR
IF ONE IS POSITIVE THEY ARE ABLE TO KNOW HOW TO LIVE AND THE TYPE OF FOOD TO EAT THROUGH THE COUNSELLORS
IF POSITIVE HE/SHE CAN DIRECT ME ON HOW TO ACCESS ARVS
IF POSITIVE I KNOW WHERE TO SEEK MEDICATION OR ANY SUPPORT
INCASE OF A POSITIVE RESULT, THEY WILL COUNSEL ME ON WHAT I AM SUPPOSED TO DO
KEEPS RECORD OF THOSE WHO ARE INFECTED
KNOW HOW TO MANAGE YOUR STATUS
KNOWLEDGEABLE HEALTH WORKERS WHO UNDERSTAND YOUR SITUATION
KUPATA USHAURI
MAKE SURE I DO THE CORRECT THING SINCE I WILL BE TENSE
PREPARE ONE FOR THE EXPECTED POSSIBILITIES IN THE TEST.
PREPARE PSYCHOLOGICALY TO AVOID CARAZY DECISIONS
PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON THE WAY FORWARD ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO TEST POSITIVE
REMOVES FEAR
TEACH ME HOW TO LIVE WHEN HIV POSITIVE.
TEACH/EXPLAIN ABOUT THECORRECT NUTRITION AND OTHER PRACTICES WHEN ONE IS HIV POSITIVE.
TELL ME WHERE I CAN GET MEDICATION INCASE AM HIV POSITIVE
TELL ME WHERE IO CAN GET TREATMENT.
TELL ME WHERE TO GET MEDICATION
THE BURDEN OF RECEIVING TESTING RESULTS IS LIGHTER
THE COUNSELLOR CAN ADVICE ME ON HOW TO LIVE WITH THE RESULTS
THE COUNSELLOR MIGHT HAVE 'GOOD' ADVICE SUCH AS GOING FOR ARVS AND LEARNING TO COPE WITH OTHERS
THE COUNSELLOR WILL ADVICE ME ON HOW TO CARRY ON AFTER A POSITIVE TEST
THE COUNSELOR WILL GIVE ADVICE
THE COUNSELORS WILL ALSO ENCOURAGE ME TO LIVE POSITIVELY WITH THE VIRUS
THEY CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
THEY COMFORT POELPE
THEY COMFORTS POEPLE INCASE THEY TEST POSITIVE
THEY GIVE SOMEONE CONFIDENCE TO ACCEPT THE RESULT THE WAY THEY ARE
THEY HAVE PASSION FOR THE JOB ANDTHEY WILL ENSURE I BENEFIT MAXIMUMLY FROM THEM.
THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO HANDLE DIFFERENT KINDS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS/TRAUMA
THEY HELP YOU KNOW HOW TO LIVE WITH THE VIRUS
THEY KNOW HOW TO CONSOLE SOMEONE TO CALMNESS.
THEY KNOW HOW TO HANDLE PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF THEIR DIFFERENT RTE IN TEMPER.
THEY WILL GIVE ME COURAGE
THEY WILL GIVE YOU GOOD ADVICE
TO ADVICE YOU ABOUT HIV VIRUS
TO AVOID HARMING MYSELF IF POSITIVE
TO AVOID UNDERGOING DEPRESSION IN CASE RESULTS ARE POSITIVE
TO ENCOURAGE YOU
TO EXPLAIN HOW TO USE THE TEST KIT
TO EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE THAT ITS NOT THE END OF LIFE TO TEST HIV POSITIVE.
TO GET IMMEDIATE COUNSELLING WHETHER THE TEST IS POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE
TO GET INFORMATION ON CORRECT DIET, MEDICATION AND THE WAY FORWARD
TO GIME ME HOPE INCASE I TEST POSITIVE
TO GIVE ADVICE ON WHAT TO DO IF YOU TEST POSITIVE
TO GIVE ME ADVICE
TO GIVE MORE KNOWLEDGE ON HIV POSITIVE
TO GIVE POEPLE HOPE OF LIVE
TO GIVE YOU SOFTEN YOUR HEARYT ON WHICH EVER THE RESULT WILL BE
TO GUIDE ME ON HOW TO LIVE, WHAT I CAN EAT AND HOW I CAN LOOK AFTER MYSELF
TO HELP PROTECT MARRIAGES
TO HELP REDUCE THE DANGER OF THE ACTIONS WHEN ONE TESTS POSOTIVE.
TO HELP YOU ACCEPT AND UNDERSTAND YOUR STATUS
TO KNOW ABOUT ARVS
TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HIV/AIDS AND HOW TO PROTECT ONESELF FROM HIV
TO KNOW WHAT MEASURES TO TAKE, TO KNOW HOW TO LIVE WITH THE RESULTS
TO LET ONE UNDERSTAND HOW TO LIVE WHETHER HIV POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE.
TO MAKE ONE ACCEPT AND APPRECIATE THE RESULT AS IT COMES.
TO PREPARE ME TO ACCEPT THE RESULT OF THE TEST
TO PREPARE ONE PSYCHOLOGYCALLY
TO PREVENT YOU FROM FALLING INTO DEPRESSION
TO PROVIDE COUNSELLING
TO PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT IN ORDER TO AVOID TRAUMA
TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON WHAT TO DO
TO TEACH ME HOW TO LIVE WITH THE RESULTS, WHETHER NEGATIVE OR POSITIVE
TO TEACH ME HOW TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF
TO TEACH YOU ABOUT THE ILLNESS
TO TEACH YOU HOW TO LIVE WITH THE CONDITION (HIV/AIDS)
TO TEL ME OW TO LIVE WHEN HIV POSITIVE
TO TELL ONE WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO.
VCT COUNSELLORS DO NOT JUDGE AND THUS EASY TO TALK TO
WILL TEACH ME HOW TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF AFTER THE TEST REGARDLESS OF THE RESULT
YOU WILL NOT BE AFRAID OF GETTING THE RESULTS

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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