The Evidence for HIV Self-Testing to Increase HIV Testing Rates and the Implementation Challenges that Remain
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DOI: 10.1007/s11904-020-00504-3
Abstract: Purpose of Review We describe the evidence regarding the impact of offering HIV self-testing (HIVST) and explore the gaps that need to be filled to design and implement HIVST programs. Recent Findings Numerous randomized controlled… read more here.
Keywords: testing rates; hiv; hiv testing; self testing ... See more keywords
A space time analysis evaluating the impact of hurricane sandy on HIV testing rates
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2018.04.003
Abstract: Abstract Spatial proximity to infrastructural damage from natural disasters may pose a threat to established HIV testing services and contribute to delays in knowledge of one's disease status. Physical vulnerabilities such as spatial proximity to… read more here.
Keywords: impact; hiv; sandy hiv; hiv testing ... See more keywords
Using an electronic health record alert to prompt blood-borne virus testing in primary care.
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DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002935
Abstract: BACKGROUND Late diagnosis of HIV, hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) remains relatively common in the UK and many people who present late have missed opportunities for testing in primary care. The objective was… read more here.
Keywords: testing rates; primary care; testing primary; electronic health ... See more keywords
COVID‐19 vaccination status and testing rates in Finland—A potential cause for bias in observational vaccine effectiveness analysis
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DOI: 10.1111/irv.12993
Abstract: COVID‐19 vaccination effectiveness has been monitored in observational studies (test‐negativity design or traditional cohort design), but these studies have not addressed the potential behavioral bias between vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. We aimed to address this… read more here.
Keywords: vaccine effectiveness; vaccination; vaccination status; covid vaccination ... See more keywords
Who is providing HIV diagnostic testing? Comparing HIV testing by general practitioners and sexual health centres in five regions in the Netherlands, 2011−2018
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DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2021-055109
Abstract: Objectives General practitioners (GPs) and sexual health centres (SHCs) are the main providers of HIV testing and diagnose two-thirds of HIV infections in the Netherlands. We compared regional HIV testing and positivity by GPs versus… read more here.
Keywords: general practitioners; sexual health; hiv; hiv testing ... See more keywords
Simulated Effects of Policies to Reduce Diabetes Risk Among Adults With Schizophrenia Receiving Antipsychotics.
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DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201500485
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Second-generation antipsychotics increase the risk of diabetes and other metabolic conditions among individuals with schizophrenia. Although metabolic testing is recommended to reduce this risk, low testing rates have prompted concerns about negative health consequences… read more here.
Keywords: metabolic testing; risk; diabetes conditions; ten year ... See more keywords
Longitudinal trends in malaria testing rates in the face of elimination in eastern Myanmar: a 7-year observational study
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11749-x
Abstract: Providing at-risk communities with uninterrupted access to early diagnosis and treatment is a key component in reducing malaria transmission and achieving elimination. As programmes approach malaria elimination targets it is critical that each case is… read more here.
Keywords: malaria post; malaria; year; elimination ... See more keywords
Impact of race on biomarker testing among HER2- advanced breast cancer (ABC) patients (pts) in the United States: Results from a real-world study.
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DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.10598
Abstract: 10598 Background: African Americans (AA) have the highest breast cancer (BC) mortality rate. Access to treatment is a known contributing factor. In the past 4 years, several targeted therapies for HER2- BC have become available… read more here.
Keywords: race; testing rates; cancer; white pts ... See more keywords