Rates of receiving HIV test results: data from the U.S. National Health Interview Survey for 1994 and 1995. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2000. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Rates of receiving HIV test results: data from the U.S. National Health Interview Survey for 1994 and 1995.

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 1999 Dec 1;22(4):395-400. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/20097668
Tao G; Branson BM; Kassler WJ; Cohen RA; National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for; Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia 30333,; USA.

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency and predictors of receipt of HIV test results. METHODS: Analysis of responses from 19,127 adults in 1994 and 16,848 in 1995 surveyed for the U.S. National Health Interview Survey, using logit models to determine factors independently associated with decreased likelihood of receiving HIV test results. RESULTS: Overall, 12.5% (+/-1.0%) of persons tested in 1994 and 13.3% (+/-0.9%) in 1995 had not received their test results. Those whose test was not self-initiated were significantly less likely (p<.05) to receive their test results. The proportion who did not receive results was lowest among persons who had sought testing (6.1% in 1994 and 4.3% in 1995) and highest among persons whose tests were required for hospitalization or surgery (24.2% in 1994 and 22.9% in 1995). CONCLUSIONS: An estimated 2.3 million of the 17.5 million people tested annually for HIV infection did not receive their test results. Alternative measures to increase the number of persons who receive their results need to be evaluated. These may include enhancing prevention counseling about the importance of receiving test results, telephone notification, or using rapid HIV-screening tests that provide results at the time of testing.

Keywords: JOURNAL ARTICLE Adolescence Adult *AIDS Serodiagnosis Delivery of Health Care Female *Health Care Surveys Human HIV Antibodies/*BLOOD HIV Infections/*DIAGNOSIS Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Male Middle Age United States

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