HIV Testing Rates and Outcomes in a South African Community, 2001-2006: Implications for Expanded Screening Policies
April MD, Walensky RP, Chang Y, Pitt J, Freedberg KA, Losina E, Paltiel AD, Wood R. HIV Testing Rates and Outcomes in a South African Community, 2001-2006: Implications for Expanded Screening Policies. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2009, 51: 310-316. PMID: 19582895, PMCID: PMC3209660, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181a248e6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsART initiation ratesHIV testing ratesAntiretroviral treatmentTesting ratesHIV testingWorld Health Organization stageProvider-initiated testingFirst-time testersWorld Health Organization recommendationsMonths of eligibilityHigh-prevalence populationsHealth care facilitiesProportion of clientsMedian CD4Testing registersAnnual incidenceHIV servicesLate diagnosisPrevalence populationsTreatment trendsCare facilitiesStage distributionScreening policiesPatient recordsPopulation testing