The nature of the HIV epidemic in the United States and Canada has changed with a shift
toward rural areas. Socioeconomic factors, geography, cultural context, and evolving …

Background: Persons unaware of their human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
account for approximately 40% of ongoing transmissions in the United States. Persons are …

An important goal of the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the US initiative is the timely diagnosis
of all people with HIV as early as possible after infection. To end the HIV epidemic, health …

Background We assessed prevalence of testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among persons who inject drugs (PWID). Methods …

Although CDC guidelines call for universal,“opt-out” HIV testing, barriers to testing continue
to exist throughout the United States, with the rural South particularly vulnerable to both HIV …

In 2012 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended routine testing for
hepatitis C for people born in the period 1945–65. Until now, the recommendation's impact …

Objetivo Identificar os fatores relacionados ao processo de trabalho no que se refere à
adesão das equipes de Atenção Primária ao teste rápido para HIV, sífilis, hepatites B e C …

Objetivo El objetivo era analizar la conducta sexual, la realización de la prueba del virus de
la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH), las intenciones para hacérsela y los motivos para no …

Despite efforts to improve HIV screening and testing, many primary care settings do not
follow established guidelines. The purpose of our systematic review was to describe health …

Background To address the issue of undiagnosed HIV infections, the Public Health Agency
of Canada released the Human Immunodeficiency Virus—HIV Screening and Testing Guide …