Abstract
We used data from the STD Surveillance Network to estimate HIV testing among patients being tested or treated for gonorrhea. Of 1,845 gonorrhea-infected patients identified through nationally notifiable disease data, only 51% were tested for HIV when they were tested or treated for gonorrhea. Among the 10 geographic sites in this analysis, the percentage of patients tested for HIV ranged from 22-63% for men and 20-79% for women. Nearly 33% of the un-tested patients had never been previously HIV-tested. STD clinic patients were more likely to be HIV-tested than those in other practice settings.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1205-1210 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | AIDS and behavior |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2013 |
Keywords
- HIV testing
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Infectious Diseases