Encouraging HIV testing in GUM clinics--can we dispense with the pre-test discussion? Genitourinary Medicine.
In a genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinic on the periphery of the London conurbation, HIV testing was promoted during a one-month period by offering testing without preliminary pre-test discussion to patients who assessed themselves to be low risk. The testing rate rose from 5.9% to 10.8% in women and 12.6% to 20% in men. One new HIV-positive patient was identified.
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Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Mount Vernon Hospital NHS Trust, Watford, UK.
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D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000523:psychology