HIV Screening of Patients Presenting for Routine Medical Care in a Primary Care Setting

HIV Screening of Patients Presenting for Routine Medical Care in a Primary Care Setting

Background: HIV screening is recommended for all patients between the ages of 13 and 64 years. Objective: To increase the rate of HIV screening in a primary care setting by routinely offering HIV screening to all patients. Methods: All patients seen over a 3-month period in the authors’ clinic were...

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Main Authors: Mamle Anim, Ronald J. Markert, Nkeiruka E. Okoye, Wissam Sabbagh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2150131912448071
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spelling doaj-3006f09bdecc4d8abd7941954868e19c2020-11-25T03:33:53ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Primary Care & Community Health2150-13192150-13272013-01-01410.1177/2150131912448071HIV Screening of Patients Presenting for Routine Medical Care in a Primary Care SettingMamle Anim0Ronald J. Markert1Nkeiruka E. Okoye2Wissam Sabbagh3 Five Rivers Health Centers, Dayton, OH, USA Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton OH, USA Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton OH, USA Good Samaritan Hospital, Good Samaritan North Health Center, Dayton, OH, USABackground: HIV screening is recommended for all patients between the ages of 13 and 64 years. Objective: To increase the rate of HIV screening in a primary care setting by routinely offering HIV screening to all patients. Methods: All patients seen over a 3-month period in the authors’ clinic were offered HIV screening by a medical assistant. Results: During the 3-month study period, 17% of patients offered HIV testing accepted screening, a large increase from the less than 1% rate of an earlier time period. Conclusion: HIV screening can be increased by routinely offering the test to all patients in the office. Use of trained health care professionals other than physicians may increase the number of patients screened.https://doi.org/10.1177/2150131912448071
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Nkeiruka E. Okoye
Wissam Sabbagh
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Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
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Ronald J. Markert
Nkeiruka E. Okoye
Wissam Sabbagh
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title HIV Screening of Patients Presenting for Routine Medical Care in a Primary Care Setting
title_short HIV Screening of Patients Presenting for Routine Medical Care in a Primary Care Setting
title_full HIV Screening of Patients Presenting for Routine Medical Care in a Primary Care Setting
title_fullStr HIV Screening of Patients Presenting for Routine Medical Care in a Primary Care Setting
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series Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
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2150-1327
publishDate 2013-01-01
description Background: HIV screening is recommended for all patients between the ages of 13 and 64 years. Objective: To increase the rate of HIV screening in a primary care setting by routinely offering HIV screening to all patients. Methods: All patients seen over a 3-month period in the authors’ clinic were offered HIV screening by a medical assistant. Results: During the 3-month study period, 17% of patients offered HIV testing accepted screening, a large increase from the less than 1% rate of an earlier time period. Conclusion: HIV screening can be increased by routinely offering the test to all patients in the office. Use of trained health care professionals other than physicians may increase the number of patients screened.
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