Optimizando el acceso oportuno al test de ELISA para el diagnóstico del VIH: Recomendaciones desde los usuarios y profesionales de la Atención Primaria de Salud / Recommendations of health care users and professionals to achieve a timely access to HIV diagnosis
Rev. méd. Chile
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142(10): 1284-1290, oct. 2014. tab
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: lil-731660
ABSTRACT
Background:
Early HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) diagnosis optimizes therapies aimed at reducing viral load, increasing survival, lowering health costs and reducing the number of people infected with the virus. In Chile, despite widespread and readily available HIV testing, infected people continue to get tested in a late fashion and are usually diagnosed in advanced stages of the disease.Aim:
To determine the elements that facilitate or impede a timely HIV testing and to evaluate how to improve the access to HIV testing. Material andMethods:
Descriptive, in-depth interviews to 30 participants with unknown serology, 15 participants diagnosed at AIDS stage and 15 health care professionals working at a primary healthcare settings.Results:
Users and professionals formulated three suggestions to improve timely access to ELISA test for HIV diagnosis. Namely, to inform users and professionals about the characteristics of the disease and diagnostic test, to offer fast and easy access to HIV testing, and to train the whole healthcare team about obtaining informed consent for testing.Conclusions:
These recommendations should be implemented at healthcare centers to attain a timely HIV diagnosis.
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Index:
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Main subject:
HIV Infections
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Health Services Accessibility
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Practice guideline
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Qualitative research
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Screening study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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