Open AccessHIV Screening Practices in U.S. Hospitals, 2009–2010
Author(s) -
Andrew C. Voetsch,
James D. Heffelfinger,
Juliet Yonek,
Pragna Patel,
Steven F. Ethridge,
Gretchen Williams Torres,
Margaret A. Lampe,
Bernard M. Branson
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
public health reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.202
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1468-2877
pISSN - 0033-3549
DOI - 10.1177/003335491212700508
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , family medicine , public health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , health department , disease control , health care , substance abuse , emergency medicine , medical emergency , nursing , environmental health , psychiatry , economics , economic growth
A 2004 national survey of hospitals showed that 23.4% of hospitals screened for HIV in at least one department, most frequently in labor and delivery departments. However, less than 2% of these hospitals screened patients in inpatient units, urgent care clinics, or emergency departments. In 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended HIV screening for all individuals 13-64 years of age in health-care settings. We determined the frequency of hospital adoption of these CDC recommendations.