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Title
HIV testing in primary care : feasibility and acceptability of provider initiated HIV testing and counseling for Sub-Saharan African migrants
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Abstract
Provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling (PITC) is recommended to reduce late HIV diagnoses, common among Sub-Saharan African migrants (SAM) residing in Europe. Primary care represents an ideal entry point for PITC. To support Flemish general practitioners (GPs), we developed a culturally sensitive PITC tool. Over a 12-week period, 65 GPs implemented PITC to assess acceptability and feasibility of PITC. The qualitative evaluation showed high acceptability among physicians. Routine PITC was challenged by physicians' personal discomfort, assumptions of patients' sexual risk, perceived incoherence with reasons for consultation, and time pressure. The best opportunity for PITC was an indicated blood analysis for other medical reasons. Counseling skills improved during the implementation, but participants still advocated for reduced counseling requirements. PITC proved to be feasible in primary care settings, but the up-scaling requires a reformulation of counseling guidelines, a policy stipulating the role of GPs in the prevention-care continuum, and an investment in (continuous) training.
Language
English
Source (journal)
AIDS education and prevention / International Society for AIDS Education. - New York, N.Y.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : 2014
ISSN
0899-9546
DOI
10.1521/AEAP.2014.26.1.81
Volume/pages
26 :1 (2014) , p. 81-93
ISI
000330749800007
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
UAntwerpen
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Last edited 09.10.2023
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