OPT-OUT HIV/HCV SCREENING

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
• Description:
  Opt-Out HIV/HCV Screening is a structural intervention designed to provide access to HIV/HCV testing in an acceptable venue for PWID. The intervention involves a change from an opt-in testing policy to an opt-out testing policy where participants are informed that bundled HIV/HCV testing is part of routine care upon their enrollment at the SSP. Participants can decline testing. If clients accept the testing, both results of each test are recorded. Point-of-care tests for both HIV/HCV are offered using a blood sample collected via fingerstick. Results are reported to the participant immediately with appropriate posttest counseling and education. For those who tested reactive, active linkage to care is offered.
• Subjects:
  Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Epidemiology Data Interpretation, Statistical Epidemics Epidemiological Monitoring HIV Public Health Surveillance Statistics Tables
• Keywords:
  PRS Project HIV Compendium
• Series:
  Compendium of Evidence-Based Interventions and Best Practices for HIV Prevention
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention (NCHHSTP)
• Division:
  DHP - Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Collection(s):
  Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d3848495227297909368827feb3c9cf9eb1fc7d64d8d85de4abce589bc825f361897e6df334f6fdb0dfdeaf4e32b1594af0996cd7d0df4380f5fc6f91c2b7096
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/149617/cdc_149617_DS1.pdf
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