Monitoring the uptake of HIV testing among first attendees at GUM clinics in the East of England region

I Abubakar; S Bracebridge; L Willocks

Monitoring the uptake of HIV testing among first attendees at GUM clinics in the East of England region

Commun Dis Public Health. 2004 Sep;7(3):212-5.

Authors

I Abubakar¹, S Bracebridge, L Willocks

Affiliation

¹ HPA Regional Epidemiology Unit (East of England), Health Protection Agency, Institute of Public Health, Cambridge. ibrahim.abubakar@hpa.org.uk

PMID: 15481215

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the extent to which genitourinary medicine clinics in the East of England region are monitoring the uptake of HIV testing. Ninety-four per cent of GUM clinics in the region offer HIV testing to all new patients. The uptake varied around the region, but all clinics are able to monitor uptake and the majority of clinics can audit uptake. The overall regional uptake has already exceeded the target for 2004.

MeSH terms

Ambulatory Care Facilities / statistics & numerical data*
England / epidemiology
Female
HIV Infections / diagnosis*
HIV Infections / epidemiology
HIV Infections / transmission
Humans
Male
Mass Screening / statistics & numerical data*
Sexual Behavior