Predictors of return rate for an HIV-positive result in a French Voluntary Counseling and Testing centre. (January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pahlavan, Golriz; Burdet, Charles; Laouénan, Cédric; Guiroy, Frédérique; Bouscarat, Fabrice; Tosini, William; Yazdanpanah, Yazdan; Bouvet, Elisabeth
• Is Part Of: International journal of STD & AIDS. Volume 26:Number 1(2015:Jan.)
• Page Start: 33
• Page End: 36
• Publication Date: 2015-01
• Subjects: HIV -- AIDS -- diagnosis -- Voluntary Counseling and Testing centre -- failure to return -- HIV patient -- rapid HIV test; Sexually transmitted diseases -- Periodicals; AIDS (Disease) -- Periodicals; 616.951
• DOI: 10.1177/0956462414528884
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0956-4624

Abstract

Bichat Hospital's free and anonymous Voluntary Counseling and Testing centre in Paris is widely visited, with a high rate of HIV-positive diagnosis. This study proposed, in this centre, to describe the HIV newly-diagnosed patients over an 8-year period and to determinate risk factors for failure to return for a positive result. Higher risk for failure to return was found among the heterosexual subjects regardless of their socio-economic background.