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| Title: |
Comparison of the clientele of an anonymous HIV test centre and persons tested in the general population |
| Author: |
Rossi, I. Jeannin, A. Dubois-Arber, F. Guex, P. Vannotti, M. |
| Appeared in: |
AIDS care |
| Paging: | Volume 10 (1998) nr. 1 pages 89-103 |
| Year: |
1998-02-01 |
| Contents: |
This study compares the clientele of a Swiss anonymous test centre with the general population tested. Information was obtained through similar questionnaires submitted to two samples of HIV-tested people aged from 17 to 45 years: the first administered in the context of a general population telephone survey ( n = 245) and the second completed during face-to-face interviews of the clientele of an anonymous test centre ( n = 250). The test centre sample has higher proportions of younger and single people. Attenders for anonymous testing were more likely to have acquired a new regular partner during the year preceding the interview (48.0% versus 14.4%). These differences remain when controlling for age and gender. Decision to test comes mostly from the respondent's own initiative, but suggestion from a doctor is more frequent in the general population (23.8% versus 0.8%), whereas suggestion from partner or friends is more frequent in the anonymous centre (44.4% versus 3.0%). The anonymous test centre clientele is not different from the general population tested except for the relational situation and origin of decision for testing. The test centre has become a place where the general population finds a response to a situation-specific need for HIV testing. |
| Publisher: |
Routledge |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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