Factors associated with failure to return for HIV test results in a free and anonymous screening centre

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 549-555

  Laanani, Moussa ^a   Dozol, Adrien ^a   Meyer, Laurence ^b,c,d   David, Stéphane ^a   Camara, Sékou ^a   Segouin, Christophe ^a   Troude, Pénélope ^a,e  

^a HÔPITAL FERNAND WIDAL   (France)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

AIDS; failure to return; health behaviour; HIV; results; screening; secondary prevention; serodiagnosis; sexual risk behaviours

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; CONCURRENT SEXUAL PARTNERSHIP; FAILURE TO RETURN; FEMALE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SELF CONCEPT; SYMPTOM; ANONYMOUS TESTING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIV INFECTIONS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT REFUSAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANONYMOUS TESTING; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT REFUSAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930715769     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: 17581052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956462414545795     Document Type: Article

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