Back to Search
Start Over
Acceptance of Rapid Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing in an Urban Emergency Department
- Source :
- Journal of community health. 45(4)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
-
Abstract
- Rapid HIV testing programs in emergency departments (EDs) have been shown to promote early diagnosis and linkage to specialty care. However, sensitivity of the subject-matter and stigmatization of disclosing associated risk factors may make patients reluctant to consent to testing in this setting. This study sought to determine whether men are more likely to refuse rapid HIV testing in the ED as compared to women and to analyze the influence of tester gender on the response. This retroactive study utilized demographic and testing information from a rapid HIV testing program housed within two urban EDs for a 5-month period. Gender and age were collected for both testers and patients, along with patient consent outcome. A total of 5358 patients (males = 2230; females = 3128) were approached and offered an HIV test by one of 19 testers during the study period. From the sample population, male and female patient refusal rates were similar (30.0% vs 29.1%, respectively). Female testers approached 57.8% (n = 3,095) of the patients; however, they had a significantly higher refusal rate compared to male testers (35.6% vs 21.4%; p
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Patient Consent
Health (social science)
Adolescent
Specialty
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
HIV Infections
Hiv testing
medicine.disease_cause
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Hiv test
Risk Factors
medicine
Humans
Mass Screening
Serologic Tests
030212 general & internal medicine
030505 public health
business.industry
Public health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
HIV
HIV screening
Emergency department
Middle Aged
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Early Diagnosis
Family medicine
Female
0305 other medical science
business
Emergency Service, Hospital
Program Evaluation
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15733610
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of community health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....916ac19262566d69e65462026604666d