Prevalence and Predictors of Provider-Initiated HIV Test Offers Among Heterosexual Persons at Increased Risk for Acquiring HIV Infection — Virginia, 2016

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Diepstra, Karen L. ; Cunningham, Tina ; Rhodes, Anne G. ; Yerkes, Lauren E. ; Buyu, Celestine A.
• Description:
  Since 2006, CDC has recommended routine, provider-initiated human immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) screening (i.e., HIV screening at least once in lifetime) for all patients aged 13-64 years in all health care settings (1). Whereas evidence related to the frequency of HIV tTesting is available, less is known about the prevalence and predictors of providers' HIV test offers to patients (2). National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) data from Virginia were used to examine the prevalence and predictors of provider-initiated HIV test offers to heterosexual adults aged 18-60 years at increased risk for HIV acquisition. In a sample of 333 persons who visited a health care provider in the 12 months before their NHBS interview, 194 (58%) reported not receiving an HIV test offer during that time, approximately one third of whom (71, 37%) also reported never having had an HIV test in their lifetime. In multivariable Analysis, the prevalence of HIV test offers was significantly lower among men than among women (adjusted prevalence ratio [aPR] = 0.72; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.53-0.97). Provider-initiated HIV test offers are an important strategy for increasing HIV tTesting among heterosexual populations; there is a need for increased provider-initiated HIV screening among heterosexual adults who are at risk for acquiring HIV, especially men, who were less likely than women to be offered HIV screening in this study.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Female Healthcare Disparities Heterosexuality HIV Infections Humans Male Mass Screening Middle Aged Physician-Patient Relations Prevalence Risk Assessment Sex Factors Young Adult

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 67(25):714-717.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6725a3
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  29953427
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6023187
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Name as Subject:
  Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (U.S.)
• Place as Subject:
  Virginia
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  25
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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