Detecting Dysglycemia Using the 2015 United States Preventive Services Task Force Screening Criteria: A Cohort Analysis of Community Health Center Patients

Abstract Background In the United States, 15% of people with HIV (PWH) do not know their serostatus, leading to both individual morbidity and HIV transmission to others. While CDC guidelines recommend HIV screening for all individuals aged 13–64 years, racial and ethnic minorities in the United States continue to present to care with advanced HIV infection. Methods Our objective was to assess providers’ perspectives on barriers to and facilitators of HIV testing at an urban community health center serving a predominantly racial/ethnic minority population of low socio-economic status. Study staff conducted five focus groups from January 2017 to November 2017 with 74 health center staff: 20 adult medicine/primary care providers, 28 community health workers (CHWs), six urgent care physicians, six community health administrators, and 14 behavioral health providers. Each focus group ranged from six to 20 participants. In addition to exploring participants’ views on HIV testing in this setting, we also explored potential interventions to improve HIV testing. Interviews were digitally recorded. Data were analyzed using a grounded theory approach. We used open coding to develop themes and compared themes among provider groups. Results The main facilitators of routine HIV testing were clinical training in HIV/hepatitis care and CHWs engaging patients in topics that intersect with HIV risk factors. Providers’ perceptions of key barriers were patients’ cultural perceptions of HIV (e.g. HIV-related stigma), patients’ concerns about test confidentiality, competing medical and social issues, and provider lack of HIV knowledge. All groups agreed that HIV testing should occur through the primary care provider though acknowledged that patients may be seeking healthcare more frequently through mental health, urgent care, or social services than primary care. Primary care physicians wanted easier mechanisms to identify patients in need of HIV testing and assistance with offering the test to non-English language speaking patients. Conclusion Specific, focused efforts can lead to improved HIV testing in racial ethnic minorities in community health centers. Training to improve provider comfort, increasing CHW engagement, and a focus on patients’ cultural beliefs may all have an impact. Disclosures All authors: No reported disclosures.

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Management Analysis of Pandemic Covid-19 in Kepung, Kediri Districts

JOURNAL FOR QUALITY IN PUBLIC HEALTH ◽

10.30994/jqph.v4i2.208 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 198-203

Author(s):

Giartiningsih Giartiningsih

Keyword(s):

Community Health ◽

Health Center ◽

Task Force ◽

Community Health Center ◽

High Morbidity ◽

Task Forces ◽

Global Recession ◽

Community Input ◽

Weak Coordination ◽

Very High

Pandemic is a recurring event that causes a global recession and threatens human security. The Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia is predicted to have very high morbidity and mortality rate. The strategy has been implemented but the case is still high, so it needs to be evaluated of the management factor from task force and community health center. The research method used is descriptive qualitative, with purposive sampling and indeep interview of 16 main informants and 2 triangulation informants. The research results from the input aspect of man and money are sufficient, lack of material becouse of regulations, budgets, stock and information that cause negative stigma and inadequate movement of task force and inadequate mentoring methods due to weak coordination. The planning aspects consider community input (batoom up), fulfillment of guidelines and instructions from the health office or district task force (top down) with a system of changes to the Financial Budget. The conclusion is that the preventive and promotive roles of community health center management and task forces are not maximal in efforts to deal with a pandemic becouse of limited inputs and constraints in organization and implementation.

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