Characteristics of research-related HIV testing programmes contribute to detection of more HIV infections.
Int J STD AIDS
; 21(1): 19-22, 2010 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
HIV prevalence estimates from bathhouse testing programmes differ widely, ranging from 3% to 11%. The observed difference may be a consequence of whether the programme was part of a research project or a community-based programme. A research-funded testing programme was offered at a bathhouse between May 2001 and December 2002. A local community-based organization began a testing programme in July 2006 at the same bathhouse; the data for this analysis cover the period July 2006 through December 2007. County-wide HIV prevalence estimates were available across the two time periods (i.e. 2001-2002 and 2006-2007). The research-funded testing programme recruited fewer men but identified more positive individuals (10.7% of those testing in the research programme) than were identified among men who tested in the area clinics (3.8% of those men who have sex with men [MSM] testing throughout the county in the same time period). However, the community-based testing programme identified about the same proportion of positive MSM (2.6%) as county clinics (2.7%) in the same time period. In conclusion, results confirmed that even in the same venue, a community-based HIV testing programme identified a similar proportion of positive MSM as the area clinics; however, the research-funded programme identified appreciably more. Incentives may contribute to the difference.
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01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Serodiagnóstico del SIDA
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Evaluación de Programas y Proyectos de Salud
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Infecciones por VIH
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Atención a la Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J STD AIDS
Asunto de la revista:
SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS)
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos