Improving the efficiency of HIV testing with peer recruitment, financial incentives, and the involvement of persons living with HIV infection

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  McCoy, Sandra I ^a   Shiu, Karen ^a   Martz, Tyler E ^a   Smith, Carla Dillard ^b   Mattox, Loris ^c   Gluth, Dale R ^d   Murgai, Neena ^e   Martin, Marsha ^f   Padian, Nancy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b California Prevention and Education Project (Cal Pep)   (United States)

^c HIV Educ/Prev Proj Alameda Co   (United States)

^d AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^e Alameda County Public Health Department   (United States)

^f Get Screened Oakland   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficiency; HIV testing; Incentives; Respondent driven sampling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LOW RISK POPULATION; MALE; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PATIENT COUNSELING; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIAL NETWORK; UNITED STATES; UNPROTECTED SEX; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COUNSELING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMICS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; COUNSELING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PEER GROUP;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879777096     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31828a7629     Document Type: Article

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