title: Voluntary counseling and testing by nurse counselors: what is the role of routine repeated testing after a negative result?
abstract: Three hundred eighty-eight human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative clients in Zimbabwe were retested at 3 months using 2 parallel rapid tests. One operator error (risk, 0.26%; 95% confidence interval, 0.0065%-1.4%) and no "true" seroconversions (upper 95% confidence limit, 0.96%) were detected. High-risk behavior was not significantly reduced. Policies recommending routine retesting need to be reconsidered.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Zimbabwe.
authors.forename: Ronnie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Matambo
authors.forename: Ethel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dauya
authors.forename: Junior
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mutswanga
authors.forename: Eve
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Makanza
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chandiwana
authors.forename: Peter R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: Anthony E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Butterworth
authors.forename: Elizabeth L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Corbett
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis; D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012309:Risk-Taking; D015030:Zimbabwe