Artikel ; Online: The use and impact of European Testing Week regional awareness campaigns to increase HIV and viral hepatitis testing coverage.
2023 Band 25, Heft 1, Seite(n) 154–160
Abstract: Introduction: Since 2013, the European Testing Week (ETW) awareness campaign has become a key regional event influencing testing efforts for HIV, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) through participation of 720 organizations. ... ...
| Abstract | Introduction: Since 2013, the European Testing Week (ETW) awareness campaign has become a key regional event influencing testing efforts for HIV, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) through participation of 720 organizations. Here, we report on a survey from May to June 2022 aimed at assessing the participant-reported impact of the campaign. Methods: All past and current participating organizations were asked to complete an online questionnaire between 12 May and 17 June 2022. Multiple choice and open-text questions included organization information, usage of ETW to engage in local testing-related activities, and the effect of a regional campaign to reach a wider audience and generate impact. Results: Of the 52 respondents, 34 (65%) stated first participating in ETW 5-10 years ago. ETW was used for awareness raising by 40 respondents (83%), new testing activities by 37 (77%), advocacy initiatives by 15 (31%), and training/capacity building by 18 (38%). For awareness raising, 95% used ETW to highlight the importance of and to encourage testing; for new testing activities, 74% used ETW to reach new groups. In total, 44 (85%) reported added benefits of a Europe-wide campaign compared with national/local campaigns, particularly the increased visibility and collaboration opportunities. Impact at the local level was observed by 24 (51%), and impact at a national level was observed by 20 (43%). A total of 28 (79%) reported increases in the number of tests performed and 25 (75%) reported increases in clients accessing services. Conclusions: Regional awareness campaigns reach wider audiences, boost local and national efforts to increase testing, and sensitize key populations about the critical value of testing compared with local/national campaigns. |
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| Mesh-Begriff(e) | Humans ; HIV Infections/diagnosis ; HIV Infections/prevention & control ; Sexually Transmitted Diseases ; Europe/epidemiology ; Surveys and Questionnaires | |||||
| Sprache | Englisch | |||||
| Erscheinungsdatum | 2023-09-29 | |||||
| Erscheinungsland | England | |||||
| Dokumenttyp | Journal Article | |||||
| ZDB-ID | 2001932-4 | |||||
| ISSN | 1468-1293 ; 1464-2662 | |||||
| ISSN (online) | 1468-1293 | |||||
| ISSN | 1464-2662 | |||||
| DOI | 10.1111/hiv.13544 | |||||
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| Datenquelle | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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