In the routine HIV testing era, primary care physicians in community health centers remain unaware of HIV testing recommendations

Monisha Arya; Micha Yin Zheng; Amber Bush Amspoker; Michael Anthony Kallen; Richard Lewis Street; Kasisomayajula Viswanath; Thomas Peter Giordano

doi:10.1177/2325957413517140

In the routine HIV testing era, primary care physicians in community health centers remain unaware of HIV testing recommendations

Monisha Arya, Micha Yin Zheng^*, Amber Bush Amspoker, Michael Anthony Kallen, Richard Lewis Street, Kasisomayajula Viswanath, Thomas Peter Giordano

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Abstract

Background: Despite the 2006 US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for routine HIV testing in health care settings, many persons remain untested. Purpose: To determine physician barriers to HIV testing, we surveyed primary care physicians in community health centers in a high HIV prevalence city. Methods: Primary care physicians were invited via e-mail to participate in a Web-based survey. One hundred and thirty-seven physicians participated (response rate: 43.9%). Results: Fifty-five physicians (41.0%) were unaware of updated CDC HIV testing recommendations. Physicians were unaware that testing should be routinely offered in primary care settings caring for adolescents (62 physicians, 45.6%) and primary care settings caring for adults (33, 24.3%). Physicians were also unaware that teenage years patients aged 13 to 17 years (68, 49.6%) and adult patients aged 18 to 64 years (40, 29.2%) should be routinely HIV tested. Conclusion: With the new 2013 US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations to support routine HIV testing, it is critical to address ongoing physician HIV testing barriers to mitigate the HIV epidemic.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	296-299
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
Volume	13
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/2325957413517140
State	Published - 2014

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Baylor-UT Houston Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), an NIH-funded program (AI036211; PI: Arya), and an NIH/NIMH K23 Award (MH094235-01A1; PI: Arya). This work was supported in part by the Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX (#CIN 13-413). The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Community health centers
Guidelines
HIV testing
Primary care physicians

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Infectious Diseases
Dermatology
Immunology

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In the routine HIV testing era, primary care physicians in community health centers remain unaware of HIV testing recommendations

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