Open AccessFailure to Return for HIV Test Results Among Persons at High Risk for HIV Infection
Author(s) -
Patrick S. Sullivan,
Amy Lansky,
Amy Drake
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/00126334-200404150-00009
Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , test (biology) , men who have sex with men , family medicine , demography , gerontology , environmental health , syphilis , paleontology , sociology , biology
Voluntary counseling and testing is an important strategy for HIV prevention. For optimal impact, however, clients must return for HIV test results and counseling. The goal of this study was to document the frequency of self-reported failure to return for HIV test results (FTR) and associated reasons among persons at high risk for HIV infection.