RECOMMENDATION Screening for infection with human immunodeficiency virus should be offered periodically to persons seeking treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, intravenous drug users, homosexual and bisexual men, and other at increased risk of infection. Testing should also be offered to pregnant women (or women contemplating pregnancy) who are at increased risk for HIV infection. Testi...

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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention interventions, such as preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), are often targeted to men who have sex with men (MSM) who self-report high-risk behaviors. Data from a prospective study evaluating methods to detect acute HIV infection among a primarily young (aged <25 years) and black or African American (African American) population from North Carolina were ...

Materials and methods The M-BRiHT project is a single-site, prospective randomized study of adult Emergency Department attendees offered automated video-based pre-and post-test counseling combined with rapid HIV testing (buccal swab). Subjects were randomly assigned to receive identical, standardized video-based preand post-test counseling from a single pre-assigned counselor (Caucasian female)...

BACKGROUND Men who have sex with men (MSM) continue to be disproportionately impacted by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic in the United States (US). Testing for HIV is the cornerstone of comprehensive prevention efforts and the gateway to early engagement of infected individuals in medical care. We sought to determine attitudes towards six different HIV testing modalities present...

BACKGROUND The acceptance of HIV testing among patients with tuberculosis (TB) is low in Ethiopia. The purpose of this study was to assess predictors of acceptance of HIV testing among patients with TB in North Ethiopia. METHODS A case control study was conducted in eight randomly selected health facilities in North Ethiopia from February 5 to March 11, 2009. A total of 282 participants (188 ...

Unhealthy alcohol use and HIV risk often co-occur. To intervene on this association, we are conducting a pilot study to determine the feasibility and impact of providing brief alcoholand sexual-risk reduction counseling with rapid HIV testing in a large urban emergency department (ED). We are recruiting ED patients aged 18-40 years who 1) meet National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism ...

OBJECTIVE Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is one of the first opportunities for adolescent males in African countries to interact with the healthcare system. This study explored the approaches used during adolescent VMMC counseling and whether these strategies maximize broader HIV prevention opportunities. METHODS Qualitative interviews were conducted with 92 VMMC clients ages 10-1...

OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study were to ascertain the acceptance rate of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) testing in a high-prevalence area and to describe the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of seropositive women diagnosed in the prenatal setting. METHODS A retrospective review was carried out of the prenatal HIV-1 counseling and testing program at University ...

BACKGROUND Studies have shown that couple HIV counseling and testing (CHCT) increased rates of sero-status disclosure and adoption of safer sexual behaviors with better linkage to treatment and care. However, current evidence suggests that new HIV infections are occurring among heterosexual couples in stable relationships where the majority of the individuals are not aware of their partner's se...