Access to voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) services has become an important tool in the treatment
and prevention of HIV infection. A cross-sectional knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) study was
conducted with 50 nursing students in Zambia. All students were aware of where to go for VCT, and 80%
had reported using VCT services. However, the participants expressed concerns about privacy and
confidentiality related to testing, with most students preferring to seek future VCT at a facility far from
their workplace. This ongoing fear of stigma associated with HIV testing was similar to the findings of a
recent KAP study conducted among young adults in Bo, Sierra Leone.