Open Access“That Can't Be!”: Perceptions of HIV and Hepatitis C screening during admission to an acute care surgery service
Author(s) -
Alicia Privette,
Pamela L. Ferguson,
Jama Olsen,
Lauren Richey
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/jets.jets_103_18
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatitis c , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , hiv screening , demographics , emergency department , hepatitis , emergency medicine , family medicine , pediatrics , psychiatry , men who have sex with men , demography , syphilis , sociology
A large number of patients live with undiagnosed HIV and/or hepatitis C despite broadened national screening guidelines. European studies, however, suggest many patients falsely believe they have been screened during a prior hospitalization. This study aims to define current perceptions among trauma and emergency general surgery (EGS) patients regarding HIV and hepatitis C screening practices.