Understanding the patient's perspective on rapid and routine HIV testing in an inner-city urgent care center

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dc.contributor.authorHutchinson, Angela B.
dc.contributor.authorCorbie-Smith, Giselle
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Stephen B.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T14:59:00Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T14:59:00Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to explore patient perspectives of rapid and routine HIV-testing in an urgent care center at an urban public hospital. We conducted structured focus groups during a clinical trial comparing routinely offered rapid HIV-testing, routinely offered enzyme immunoassay (EIA) testing, and conventional EIA testing. Participants of the six focus groups were 89% African American, 60% uninsured, and had a low educational status. Four independent coders analyzed the data using iterative content analysis. Rapid testing was preferred to EIA testing because it reduced the need for a return visit and stress of waiting for test results, though there were concerns about accuracy. Participants supported routinely offering testing, but there were concerns about privacy and cost. Fear and stigma were common reasons for refusing testing and not returning for results. Distrust and misconceptions about HIV, particularly regarding the importance of testing, were very common.
dc.description.urihttp://www.hivlawandpolicy.org/resources/understanding-patients-perspective-rapid-and-routine-hiv-testing-inner-city-urgent-care
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/gak3-hadv
dc.identifier.citationHutchinson, Angela B. and Corbie-Smith, Giselle and Thomas, Stephen B. (2004) Understanding the patient's perspective on rapid and routine HIV testing in an inner-city urgent care center. AIDS Education and Prevention, 16 (2). pp. 101-114.
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 333
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22479
dc.subjectHIV/Aids
dc.subjectoutreach
dc.subjectinterventions
dc.subjectResearch
dc.subjectstudies
dc.subjectAIDS
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectPrevention
dc.subjectHIV-testing
dc.subjectHIV testing
dc.subjectenzyme immunoassay (EIA) testing
dc.subjectEIA
dc.subjectenzyme
dc.subjectimmunoassay
dc.subjectenzyme immunoassay
dc.titleUnderstanding the patient's perspective on rapid and routine HIV testing in an inner-city urgent care center
dc.typeArticle

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