Effects of counseling in combination with using video multimedia in patients with firstly positive for HIV test

Abstract

Initiating antiretroviral medication reduces rates of opportunistic infection and mortality. Traditional counseling may not be persuasive for patients to start medication in optimal period. Objective of this study is comparing the follow-up rate and the proportion of test result disclosure between traditional counseling program and the novel method. The study design, efficacy research using historical control group. The setting with firstly positive for HIV test, and patients who attended counseling clinic Uttaradit hospital. Method, general characteristic, clinical characteristics, follow up by appointment and disclosure of blood results. Two groups of fundamental data were analyzed using exact probability statistics

Results of this study, the samples were 297 cases, samples 60 cases were studied and samples 237 cases were compared. The comparing of the disclosures of blood results in the experimental and comparison groups were statistically significant differences (61.7% and 41.8%, p = .009). Conclusion, HIV Counselors should perform traditional counseling technique combined with using video multimedia for patients with firstly positive for HIV test.