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In 1985 the U.S. government, in collaboration with state and local health departments, established a network of publicly funded human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counseling and testing programs. By 1991 there were 65 programs in 50 states, 6 cities, 7 territories, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico that offered counseling and testing services through facilities such as freestanding counseling and testing centers; sexually transmitted disease (STD), family planning, prenatal, and tuberculosis clinics; drug treatment centers; and prisons. The number of HIV antibody tests provided through these programs has grown steadily from approximately 79,000 in 1985 to 2,090,635 in 1991; most of the tests have been performed at freestanding sites (38%) or STD clinics (27%). |
