title: The quality of HIV testing services for adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa: do adolescent-friendly services make a difference?
abstract: We used adolescent simulated clients to evaluate whether HIV testing services in clinics participating in an adolescent-friendly initiative in Cape Town were superior to regular clinic services. We found improved accessibility to HIV testing, but no impact on adolescent's experience of negative attitudes from health workers and confidentiality breaches.
authors.affiliation: Health Systems Research Unit, Medical Research Council, and School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Electronic address: cathy.mathews@mrc.ac.za.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mathews
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health, New York University, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Sally J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Guttmacher
authors.affiliation: Adolescent Health Research Institute, University of Cape Town, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Cape Town; Research Centre for Health Promotion, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: Alan J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Flisher
authors.affiliation: Health Systems Research Unit, Medical Research Council, and School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: Yolisa Y
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Mtshizana
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health, New York University, New York, New York; Horizon's Program, Washington, DC; International Center for Research on Women, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Tobey
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.affiliation: Health Systems Research Unit, Medical Research Council, and School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Daries
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000592:standards*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003219:Confidentiality; D003376:Counseling / Q000592:standards; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D019370:Observation; D013019:South Africa; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires