A Model to Provide Comprehensive Testing for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, and Sexually Transmitted Infections at a Short-Term Drug Treatment Center
| Autor: | Ryan Macnevin, Ziad Sergie, Carly Cenedella, Melissa Dispigno, Robert Hitt, Michael D. Stein, Michelle Lally |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Hepatitis Viral Human genetic structures Substance-Related Disorders Population Sexually Transmitted Diseases Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) HIV Infections medicine.disease_cause Article Drug treatment Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Prevalence medicine Humans Risk factor Psychiatry education education.field_of_study business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Patient Acceptance of Health Care medicine.disease Test (assessment) Infectious Diseases Massachusetts Family medicine Feasibility Studies Female Comprehensive Health Care Substance Abuse Treatment Centers business Substance abuse treatment Viral hepatitis |
| Zdroj: | AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 19:298-305 |
| ISSN: | 1557-7449 1087-2914 |
| Popis: | Substance users are at high risk for blood borne infections as well as those that are transmitted sexually. Substance abuse treatment centers present an opportunity to offer comprehensive counseling and testing (CCT) for HIV, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) to this high-risk population. We examined the feasibility and acceptability of one model of CCT among substance users. CCT was offered to 145 consecutive inpatients; study participants completed a risk factor questionnaire and selected from a menu of testing options. Thirty-six percent of those approached agreed to participate and accepted at least one biologic test. Sixty-two percent of participants accepted all tests that were offered. While beneficial to those who accept testing, the described model of CCT is feasible in a drug treatment center, but acceptable to only a minority of inpatients. |
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