Twenty-two years of HIV-related consultations in Dutch general practice: a dynamic cohort study

Objectives To examine the role of general practitioners (GPs) in HIV counselling and testing over a 22-year period. Design A dynamic cohort study. Setting General practices (N=42) participating in the Dutch Sentinel General Practice Network at Nivel with a nationally representative patient population by age, gender, regional distribution and population density. Outcome measures HIV-related consultations from 1988 to 2009 were recorded using a questionnaire in which patient's characteristics, interventions and test results were recorded. Trends over time and effects of urbanisation (3 categorie... Mehr ...