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Rapid Screening of HIV Reverse Transcriptase and Integrase Inhibitors
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Rapid Screening of HIV Reverse Transcriptase and Integrase Inhibitors

Published on: April 9, 2014

Who returns for HIV screening test results?

Ellen Chan1, Anna McNulty, Kate Tribe

  • 1Sydney Sexual Health Centre, Sydney Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia. ellenchan@doctors.org.uk

International Journal of STD & AIDS
|March 17, 2007
PubMed
Summary

High HIV testing return rates were observed at Sydney Sexual Health Centre, with 79.7% of patients returning for results. Factors like being male, having multiple partners, and being overseas-born were linked to return, while injection drug use and commercial sex work predicted non-return.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Sexual Health

Background:

  • Patient awareness of HIV status is crucial for effective HIV prevention.
  • Failure to return for HIV screening results is a persistent challenge in sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinics.
  • Understanding patient return behaviors is key to improving HIV testing uptake and linkage to care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the proportion of patients who returned for HIV results at the Sydney Sexual Health Centre (SSHC).
  • To compare the characteristics and risk behaviors of patients who returned versus those who did not.
  • To identify factors associated with return and non-return for HIV test results.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of patient data from the Sydney Sexual Health Centre (SSHC) between 1995 and 2004.

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Published on: April 9, 2014

  • Analysis of 8715 patients who underwent HIV screening.
  • Statistical comparison of demographic and behavioral characteristics between patients who returned for results and those who did not.

    • Main Results:

    • Overall, 79.7% of patients returned for their HIV test results within one month.
    • Return was associated with being male, men who have sex with men (MSM), having >5 sex partners, overseas sex partners, and being overseas-born.
    • Injection drug use (IDU) and commercial sex work (CSW) were significant predictors of non-return.
    • Different factors influenced return rates for men and women.

    Conclusions:

    • The Sydney Sexual Health Centre (SSHC) demonstrated high overall return rates for HIV test results.
    • Identifying specific risk factors for non-return (IDU, CSW) can inform targeted interventions.
    • Tailored strategies may be needed to improve return rates for specific patient groups, considering gender differences.