HIV screening in the United States

HIV screening in the United States is the use of tests to determine HIV status of individuals, as a part of general public health strategies to reduce the rate of transmission of HIV/AIDS in the United States and to lead to treatment of HIV positive individuals.[1][2][3][4] As a public health measure, widespread testing is advocated by some. Programs such as the National HIV Testing Day on June 27 are used to promote it. The New England Journal of Medicine endorsed widespread testing in 2013.[5] There are special challenges in reaching teenagers.[6] Numerous areas have offered free and rapid HIV testing to the public, including Atlanta, Georgia on World AIDS Day, December 1.[7]

  1. ^ "HIV Testing in the United States". Kaiser Family Foundation. May 2, 2014.
  2. ^ "HIV Testing in the United States" (PDF). CDC.
  3. ^ "HIV Testing Trends in the United States 2000-2011" (PDF). CDC. January 2013.
  4. ^ "Large U.S. study shows which HIV tests are most accurate". AIDSMAP.COM. 6 January 2014.
  5. ^ Ronald Bayer; Gerald M. Oppenheimer, M.P.H. (March 7, 2013). "Routine HIV Testing, Public Health, and the USPSTF — An End to the Debate". New England Journal of Medicine. 368 (10): 881–884. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1214535. PMID 23425134.
  6. ^ "Adolescent HIV testing and counselling: A review of the literature". HIV and Adolescents: Guidance for HIV Testing and Counselling and Care for Adolescents Living with HIV: Recommendations for a Public Health Approach and Considerations for Policy-Makers and Managers. ANNEX 12: Adolescent HIV testing and counselling: a review of the literature. National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). 2013.
  7. ^ "Free rapid HIV testing, counseling on Dec. 1". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. November 21, 2014.