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Written informed-consent statutes and HIV testing.

Peter D Ehrenkranz1, José A Pagán, Elizabeth M Begier

  • 1Department of General Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
|May 9, 2009
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State laws requiring written informed consent for HIV testing are linked to fewer people getting tested. Removing these consent requirements may encourage more routine HIV testing, aligning with CDC recommendations.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Health Policy

Background:

  • Nearly 1 million Americans have HIV, with an estimated 250,000 unaware of their status.
  • This study investigates the impact of state-level informed consent laws on HIV testing rates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if states with written informed consent laws for HIV testing have lower rates of recent HIV testing.
  • To inform public health policy regarding HIV testing strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized 2004 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data.
  • Employed logistic regression to analyze the association between state consent laws and self-reported recent HIV testing.
  • Controlled for state and individual-level confounding factors.

Main Results:

  • Individuals in states with written informed consent laws were less likely to report recent HIV testing (OR=0.85).
  • These statutes were associated with a 12% reduction in HIV testing rates.
  • The negative association was more pronounced among those denying risk factors, non-Hispanic whites, and highly educated individuals.

Conclusions:

  • Written informed consent requirements may hinder routine HIV testing.
  • Removing these requirements could support the CDC's recommended non-risk-based HIV testing approach.
  • Policy changes regarding consent may increase HIV testing uptake and awareness.