Does Name-Based HIV Reporting Deter High-Risk Persons From HIV Testing? Results From San Francisco
| Autor: | Viva Delgado, Susan Scheer, Jamila K. Stockman, Sandra Schwarcz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Cross-sectional study HIV Infections Anonymous Testing Men who have sex with men Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) Substance Abuse Intravenous Sida Disease Notification biology business.industry AIDS Serodiagnosis virus diseases Middle Aged biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Substance abuse Cross-Sectional Studies Infectious Diseases Family medicine Lentivirus Immunology San Francisco business Confidentiality |
| Zdroj: | JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 35:93-96 |
| ISSN: | 1525-4135 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/00126334-200401010-00014 |
| Popis: | Objective Name-based HIV reporting has been recommended as a method to track the HIV epidemic but may deter or delay at-risk persons from HIV testing. Previous studies of a deterrent effect of HIV reporting were not conducted in areas with high HIV infection rates and politically active populations. Methods In a cross-sectional survey, men who have sex with men (MSM) recruited from gay bars, heterosexuals recruited from the sexually transmitted disease clinic, and injection drug users (IDUs) recruited from street venues were administered a face-to-face anonymous questionnaire. Results Ninety-four percent of the 118 MSM, 76% of the 99 heterosexuals, and 97% of 105 IDUs surveyed were tested. Six percent of MSM, 9% of heterosexuals, and none of the IDUs correctly identified California's HIV reporting regulations. Of the 75 (25%) participants who thought California had a name-based HIV reporting system, 2 were never tested and 23 had not been tested in the past 12 months. None of those who had never been tested and 2 of those who had not been tested in the past 12 months cited fear of being reported as a reason for not testing recently. Conclusion Fear of reporting is an infrequently cited reason for deterring or delaying testing. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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