scholarly journals Name-based reporting of HIV-positive test results as a deterrent to testing.

1999 ◽  
Vol 89 (7) ◽  
pp. 1097-1100 ◽  
Author(s):  
W J Woods ◽  
J W Dilley ◽  
T Lihatsh ◽  
J Sabatino ◽  
B Adler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Positive Test ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Test Results

Correlates of perceived difficulty in potentially disclosing HIV-positive test results: a study of low-income women attending an urban clinic

Sexual Health ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Crosby ◽  
Elizabeth A. Bonney ◽  
Lydia Odenat
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Testing ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Urgent Care ◽  
Positive Test ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Intrapersonal Factors ◽  
Hiv Test

Background: The study identified correlates of women’s perception that testing positive for HIV would be very difficult to communicate to friends, family members and sex partners. We also determined whether perceived disclosure difficulty was associated with HIV-testing intent. Methods: Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 143 women attending an urgent care centre in Atlanta, Georgia. The centre served primarily low-income or indigent African–American women. A three-item scale (α = 0.81) assessed disclosure difficulty. Assessed correlates included selected social/contextual factors and intrapersonal factors. Results: In controlled multivariate analyses, only the social/contextual factors were associated with HIV disclosure difficulty. Women perceiving an inability to cope with positive results were more likely to report high disclosure difficulty (P = 0.01). Women perceiving an inadequate support system and those believing that HIV would substantially complicate their lives were more likely to anticipate high disclosure difficulty (P = 0.006 and P = 0.03, respectively). Disclosure difficulty was not associated with intent for HIV-testing ‘today’ (P = 0.50) or within the next 12 months (P = 0.27). Conclusion: Findings provide initial evidence suggesting that selected social/contextual factors rather than intrapersonal factors are associated with anticipated disclosure difficulty of HIV-positive test results among low-income minority women, residing in the urban south. High levels of anticipated disclosure difficulty may not preclude HIV test acceptance.

scholarly journals HIV post-test practices: an online survey examining perceived delivery of HIV test results, post-test discussion and referral in healthcare settings across the WHO European Region

Sexual Health ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Bell ◽  
Jordi Casabona ◽  
Nino Tsereteli ◽  
Dorthe Raben ◽  
John de Wit
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Positive Test ◽  
European Region ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Negative Test ◽  
Hiv Test ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Test Result ◽  
Hiv Negative

Background The aim of this study was to assess perceptions of health professionals involved in HIV testing policy and practice in national settings across the WHO European Region regarding the delivery of HIV test results, post-test discussion and referral to specialist HIV services as recommended in authoritative guidelines. Methods: An online self-report survey was completed by a convenience sample of 338 respondents (response rate 34.1%) from 55 countries. Respondents worked with non-government organisations (49.4%), health services (32.8%), non-health service government agencies (6.2%) or other organisations (11.5%; e.g. prisons, education and research, international development). Results: Experts’ perceptions indicate that delivery of HIV-positive test results and related post-test discussion in their country generally corresponded to recommendations. However, results pointed to a significant gap perceived by experts between recommendations and the practice of delivering HIV-negative test results. Fewer respondents thought that suitable time is taken to deliver a negative HIV-test result (54.1%) than a positive result (73.1%). Also, fewer respondents thought there was a procedure for referral to specialist treatment, care and support services for people receiving a HIV-negative test result (34.9%) than for people receiving an HIV-positive test result (86.2%). Experts also reported low perceived use of communication technologies (i.e. telephone, email, text messaging, a secure website) for delivering HIV test results. Conclusions: This expert survey offers new insight into perceived HIV post-test practices in almost all national settings across the WHO European Region. The findings provide valuable guidance for future HIV testing guidelines for the WHO European Region.

The Year-Long Effect of HIV-Positive Test Results on Pregnancy Intentions, Contraceptive Use, and Pregnancy Incidence Among Malawian Women

2008 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 477-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irving F Hoffman ◽  
Francis E A Martinson ◽  
Kimberly A Powers ◽  
David A Chilongozi ◽  
Emmie D Msiska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Positive Test ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Pregnancy Intentions

Clinical Case Report: Disclosing HIV Positive Test Results to a Suicidal Male

1989 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 6-7
Author(s):  
Kathleen M. Nokes ◽  
Luis Cerra
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Clinical Case ◽  
Positive Test ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Test Results

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Ultraviolet-C Room Disinfection on Preventing Healthcare-Associated Clostridioides difficile Infection

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s33-s33
Author(s):  
Michihiko Goto ◽  
Erin Balkenende ◽  
Gosia Clore ◽  
Rajeshwari Nair ◽  
Loretta Simbartl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Care ◽  
Acute Care Hospitals ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Positive Test ◽  
Negative Binomial Regression Model ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Clostridioides Difficile ◽  
Ultraviolet C ◽  
Healthcare Associated ◽  
Uv C

Background: Enhanced terminal room cleaning with ultraviolet C (UVC) disinfection has become more commonly used as a strategy to reduce the transmission of important nosocomial pathogens, including Clostridioides difficile, but the real-world effectiveness remains unclear. Objectives: We aimed to assess the association of UVC disinfection during terminal cleaning with the incidence of healthcare-associated C. difficile infection and positive test results for C. difficile within the nationwide Veterans Health Administration (VHA) System. Methods: Using a nationwide survey of VHA system acute-care hospitals, information on UV-C system utilization and date of implementation was obtained. Hospital-level incidence rates of clinically confirmed hospital-onset C. difficile infection (HO-CDI) and positive test results with recent healthcare exposures (both hospital-onset [HO-LabID] and community-onset healthcare-associated [CO-HA-LabID]) at acute-care units between January 2010 and December 2018 were obtained through routine surveillance with bed days of care (BDOC) as the denominator. We analyzed the association of UVC disinfection with incidence rates of HO-CDI, HO-Lab-ID, and CO-HA-LabID using a nonrandomized, stepped-wedge design, using negative binomial regression model with hospital-specific random intercept, the presence or absence of UVC disinfection use for each month, with baseline trend and seasonality as explanatory variables. Results: Among 143 VHA acute-care hospitals, 129 hospitals (90.2%) responded to the survey and were included in the analysis. UVC use was reported from 42 hospitals with various implementation start dates (range, June 2010 through June 2017). We identified 23,021 positive C. difficile test results (HO-Lab ID: 5,014) with 16,213 HO-CDI and 24,083,252 BDOC from the 129 hospitals during the study period. There were declining baseline trends nationwide (mean, −0.6% per month) for HO-CDI. The use of UV-C had no statistically significant association with incidence rates of HO-CDI (incidence rate ratio [IRR], 1.032; 95% CI, 0.963–1.106; P = .65) or incidence rates of healthcare-associated positive C. difficile test results (HO-Lab). Conclusions: In this large quasi-experimental analysis within the VHA System, the enhanced terminal room cleaning with UVC disinfection was not associated with the change in incidence rates of clinically confirmed hospital-onset CDI or positive test results with recent healthcare exposure. Further research is needed to understand reasons for lack of effectiveness, such as understanding barriers to utilization.Funding: NoneDisclosures: None

Does motivation for ordering consumer-initiated genetic tests predict positive test results?

2021 ◽  
Vol 132 ◽  
pp. S175-S177
Author(s):  
Robin King ◽  
Nori Williams ◽  
Paldeep Atwal
Keyword(s):  
Positive Test ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Genetic Tests
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