Voluntary Counseling and Testing by Nurse Counselors: What Is the Role of Routine Repeated Testing after a Negative Result? | Zendy

Ronnie Matambo | Zendy; Ethel Dauya | Zendy; J. Mutswanga | Zendy; E. D. Makanza | Zendy; S.K. Chandiwana | Zendy; P. R. Mason | Zendy; A Butterworth | Zendy; Elizabeth L. Corbett | Zendy

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Voluntary Counseling and Testing by Nurse Counselors: What Is the Role of Routine Repeated Testing after a Negative Result?

Author(s) -

Ronnie Matambo,

Ethel Dauya,

J. Mutswanga,

E. D. Makanza,

S.K. Chandiwana,

P. R. Mason,

A Butterworth,

Elizabeth L. Corbett

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/499954

Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , voluntary counseling and testing , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , environmental health , health services , population , health facility

Three hundred eighty-eight human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative clients in Zimbabwe were retested at 3 months using 2 parallel rapid tests. One operator error (risk, 0.26%; 95% confidence interval, 0.0065%-1.4%) and no "true" seroconversions (upper 95% confidence limit, 0.96%) were detected. High-risk behavior was not significantly reduced. Policies recommending routine retesting need to be reconsidered.

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