Determining the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) within a residential facility for persons with mental retardation.
Administrators of residential facilities for persons with mental retardation must take a proactive stance in determining the prevalence of HIV in the population. Administrators of the Stockley Center, a 345-bed ICF/MR, approached the issue utilizing a double-blinded seroprevalence study. Their aim was to use results from this testing to identify settings of high to moderate prevalence for purposes of reducing the further spread of infection.
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Division of Mental Retardation, Delaware Health and Social Services, Dover 19903.
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D000328:Adult; D003691:Delaware; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012112:Residential Facilities; D014481:United States