BACKGROUND: HIV, first identified in 1981, remains a persistent public health problem affecting 1.1 million Americans today. Detection is a critical first step to ending the HIV epidemic and the CDC recommends universal HIV screening for all patients 13-64 years of age regardless of risk factors. HIV screening rates are suboptimal especially in adolescent and young adult populations who face unique barriers to screening. The aim of this project was to improve HIV screening rates in adolescent and young adult patients at a large, urban FQHC. LOCAL PROBLEM: In the state of Rhode Island, 1 in 10 persons living with HIV are unaware of their HIV diagnosis with a disproportionate burden of undiagnosed disease falling on adolescents and young adul...
Background. In 2006 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention implemented new recommendations f...
HIV continues to be a significant public health risk despite advances in testing, treatment, and pre...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends routine HIV screening in primary car...
BACKGROUND: HIV, first identified in 1981, remains a persistent public health problem affecting 1.1 ...
Evidenced-based research has identified that routine HIV testing and education is pivotal in identif...
The CDC recommends that people from ages 13 to 64 get screened for HIV at least once in their lifeti...
Eighteen percent of the 1.2 million human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected individuals in the U...
Introduction: Access to HIV screening and care may be limited in resource-constrained health care se...
Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency synd...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing is important for prevention and treatment. Ending the HIV...
Routine HIV testing for adolescents and adults aged 13\ue2\u20ac\u201c64 years is one of the most im...
Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) affects over a million individuals in the United St...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a preventable cause of disease that infects approximately 50,0...
HIV testing is essential for improving the health of people living with HIV and helping to prevent n...
In 2006, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended HIV screening in healthcare or...
Background. In 2006 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention implemented new recommendations f...
HIV continues to be a significant public health risk despite advances in testing, treatment, and pre...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends routine HIV screening in primary car...
BACKGROUND: HIV, first identified in 1981, remains a persistent public health problem affecting 1.1 ...
Evidenced-based research has identified that routine HIV testing and education is pivotal in identif...
The CDC recommends that people from ages 13 to 64 get screened for HIV at least once in their lifeti...
Eighteen percent of the 1.2 million human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected individuals in the U...
Introduction: Access to HIV screening and care may be limited in resource-constrained health care se...
Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency synd...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing is important for prevention and treatment. Ending the HIV...
Routine HIV testing for adolescents and adults aged 13\ue2\u20ac\u201c64 years is one of the most im...
Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) affects over a million individuals in the United St...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a preventable cause of disease that infects approximately 50,0...
HIV testing is essential for improving the health of people living with HIV and helping to prevent n...
In 2006, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended HIV screening in healthcare or...
Background. In 2006 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention implemented new recommendations f...
HIV continues to be a significant public health risk despite advances in testing, treatment, and pre...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends routine HIV screening in primary car...