Evaluation of a HIV voluntary opt-out screening program in a Singapore hospital.

BACKGROUND:Early diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) allows for appropriately timed interventions with improved outcomes, but HIV screening among asymptomatic persons and the general population in Singapore remains low. In 2008, Singapore's Ministry of Health implemented HIV volunta...

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Main Authors: Xin Quan Tan, Wei-Ping Goh, Indumathi Venkatachalam, Diana Goh, Revathi Sridhar, Hwang Ching Chan, Sophia Archuleta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4303265?pdf=render