Open AccessImpact of a Routine, Opt-Out HIV Testing Program on HIV Testing and Case Detection in North Carolina Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics
Author(s) -
Pamela W. Klein,
Lynne C. Messer,
Evan R. Myers,
David J. Weber,
Peter A. Leone,
William C. Miller
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000000141
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , poisson regression , logistic regression , sexually transmitted disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , demography , population , family medicine , environmental health , syphilis , sociology
The impact of routine, opt-out HIV testing programs in clinical settings is inconclusive. The objective of this study was to estimate the impact of an expanded, routine HIV testing program in North Carolina sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics on HIV testing and case detection.