Public health clinics do better than doctors in HIV counseling. Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003. 800-458-5231 ext. 5023.

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Public health clinics do better than doctors in HIV counseling. Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003. 800-458-5231 ext. 5023.

AIDS Policy Law. 1995 Apr 7;10(6):9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AIDS/95700291

Abstract: A national study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that public health clinics are doing a better job than private physicians in educating Americans about preventing the spread of HIV. Random phone calls to 84,039 adults in 49 states and the District of Columbia show that nearly twice as many people were counseled on HIV prevention in public health clinics compared with private doctors. Nationwide, less than 10 percent of adults sought HIV testing for diagnostic reasons; and 24 percent tested at least once due to some outside requirement. The proportion of people seeking testing for diagnostic purposes varied state to state with a low of 4.1 percent in Maine and South Dakota to a high of 16.9 percent in theDistrict of Columbia. Reasons for testing generally centered around the amount of perceived vulnerability, the presence and impact of AIDS prevention programs in their states, and the relative age of the state's population. The proportion of private sites providing counseling ranged from 7.7 percent in Kentucky to77.3 percent in Oklahoma. The proportion of people receiving counseling in public sites ranged from 30.8 percent in New Jerseyto 93.3 percent in Maine.

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