Open AccessAssociations between Mode of HIV Testing and Consent, Confidentiality, and Referral: A Comparative Analysis in Four African Countries
Author(s) -
Carla Makhlouf Obermeyer,
Melissa Neuman,
Alice Desclaux,
Rhoda K. Wanyenze,
Odette KyZerbo,
Peter Cherutich,
Ireen Namakhoma,
Anita Hardon
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
plos medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.847
H-Index - 228
eISSN - 1549-1676
pISSN - 1549-1277
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001329
Subject(s) - confidentiality , referral , medicine , family medicine , poisson regression , voluntary counseling and testing , test (biology) , informed consent , environmental health , population , health facility , health services , alternative medicine , biology , political science , law , pathology , paleontology
A study carried out by Carla Obermeyer and colleagues examines whether practices regarding consent, confidentiality, and referral vary depending on whether HIV testing is provided through voluntary counseling and testing or provider-initiated testing.
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