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The validity of self-reported HIV antibody test results.

Author(s) -

Jane McCusker,

Anne M. Stoddard,

Eoghan McCarthy

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.82.4.567

Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , test (biology) , clinical psychology , demography , immunology , psychology , biology , paleontology , sociology

Three hundred twenty-six participants in a multisite study were initially tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody and later interviewed; 228 were recent drug injectors and 38 were HIV positive. Later, 264 (81%) correctly reported their test results, 9 (3%) gave incorrect results, and 53 (16%) said either that they had not been tested or that they did not know the results. The predictive values of positive and negative self-reports were 90% and 98%, respectively (P less than .01).

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