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Testing Initiatives Increase Rates of HIV Diagnosis in Primary Care and Community Settings: An Observational Single-Centre Cohort Study

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  • Prini Mahendran
  • Suneeta Soni
  • Stephanie Goubet
  • Emma Saunsbury
  • Jonathan Roberts
  • Martin Fisher

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Objectives: The primary objective was to examine trends in new HIV diagnoses in a UK area of high HIV prevalence between 2000 and 2012 with respect to site of diagnosis and stage of HIV infection. Design: Single-centre observational cohort study. Setting: An outpatient HIV department in a secondary care UK hospital. Participants: 1359 HIV-infected adults. Main Outcome Measures: Demographic information (age, gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation), site of initial HIV diagnosis (Routine settings such as HIV/GUM clinics versus Non-Routine settings such as primary care and community venues), stage of HIV infection, CD4 count and seroconversion symptoms were collated for each participant. Results: There was a significant increase in the proportion of new HIV diagnoses made in Non-Routine settings (from 27.0% in 2000 to 58.8% in 2012; p

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  • Prini Mahendran & Suneeta Soni & Stephanie Goubet & Emma Saunsbury & Jonathan Roberts & Martin Fisher, 2015. "Testing Initiatives Increase Rates of HIV Diagnosis in Primary Care and Community Settings: An Observational Single-Centre Cohort Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(4), pages 1-7, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0124394
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124394
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