CDC HIV Testing Guidelines and the Rapid and Conventional Testing Practices of Homeless Youth  

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Gwadz, Marya Viorst ; Cleland, Charles M. ; Quiles, Robert ; Nish, David ; Welch, John ; Michaels, Lucky S. ; Gonzalez, Jose L. ; Ritchie, Amanda S. ; Leonard, Noelle R.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Aids Education and Prevention: An Interdisciplinary Journal vol. 22 no. 04 (Aug. 2010), page 312–327.
Topik: HIV; Homeless Youth
Fulltext: A94 v22 n4 p312 th2010,win.pdf (543.44KB)

Isi artikel

The study’s aims were to describe rapid and conventional HIV testing practices and referrals/linkages to services posttest among homeless youth in New York City. We also examined variation among service-involved youth, street youth, and “nomads.” Respondent-driven sampling was used to recruit 217 homeless youth who participated in structured interviews. Almost all youth were tested in the past year (82%). Most received pretest/posttest counseling (> 77%). Rapid testing was common and conducted in diverse settings. However, youth reported that rates of referral/linkage to services posttest were low (< 44.4%). Service-involved youth were significantly more likely to receive rapid testing, be tested in the past year, and be tested at a high frequency. Street youth and nomads, those at highest risk for poor health outcomes, had less access to testing and may require creative, lowthreshold services. Further, a better understanding of barriers to the use of referrals/linkages to services posttest is needed.

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