• Bernard Ya Asare, Henrietta Y Yeboaa, and Bismark Dwumfour-Asare.
• Research Web Africa, P. O. Box 2591, Sunyani B/A, Ghana; asiamahyeboah2006@yahoo.com.
• Afr Health Sci. 2020 Mar 1; 20 (1): 142-149.

BackgroundIn Ghana, efforts including 'Know Your Status' campaign have been made to increase awareness and improve the uptake of HIV screening.ObjectiveThis study examined the acceptance and utilization of the HIV/AIDS 'Know Your Status' campaign and determine dthe differences in HIV testing by demographic characteristics among the youth in Techiman, Ghana.MethodThis study was a cross-sectional study conducted among the youth aged 15-24 years. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 200 purposively selected respondents.ResultsThe mean age of the respondents was 19.6±2.72 years. There was a universal awareness (100%) of HIV/AIDs, and were knowledgeable about the mode of transmission, symptoms and the prevention of HIV. A high proportion of the respondents (n=161, 80.5%) had heard about the 'Know Your Status' (KYS) campaign. Less than half of respondents (n=91, 45.5%) had tested for HIV, and only 16.5% (n=15/91) of respondents tested through the KYS campaign. Testing for HIV was associated with age (p<0.001) and marital status (p<0.001).ConclusionThe youth should therefore be targeted in the awareness and the 'Know Your Status campaigns', and in an effortsto promote screening for HIV.© 2020 Asare BYA et al.

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