The roles of the general practitioner and sexual health centre in HIV testing: comparative insights and impact on HIV incidence rates in the Rotterdam area, the Netherlands - a cross-sectional population-based study ...

Abstract Background Access to HIV testing is crucial for detection, linkage to treatment, and prevention. In less urbanised areas, reliance on general practitioners (GPs) for HIV testing is probable, as sexual health centres (SHC) are mostly located within urbanised areas. Limited insight into individuals undergoing HIV testing stems from sparse standard registration of demographics at GPs. This cross-sectional study aims (1) to assess and compare HIV testing at the GP and SHC, and (2) to assess population- and provider-specific HIV incidence. Methods Individual HIV testing data of GPs and SHC... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Twisk, Denise E.
Meima, Abraham
Richardus, Jan Hendrik
van Sighem, Ard
Rokx, Casper
den Hollander, Jan G.
Götz, Hannelore M.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
Verlag/Hrsg.: figshare
Schlagwörter: Medicine / Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified / Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified / Cancer / Science Policy
Sprache: unknown
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Link(s) : https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6993809

Abstract Background Access to HIV testing is crucial for detection, linkage to treatment, and prevention. In less urbanised areas, reliance on general practitioners (GPs) for HIV testing is probable, as sexual health centres (SHC) are mostly located within urbanised areas. Limited insight into individuals undergoing HIV testing stems from sparse standard registration of demographics at GPs. This cross-sectional study aims (1) to assess and compare HIV testing at the GP and SHC, and (2) to assess population- and provider-specific HIV incidence. Methods Individual HIV testing data of GPs and SHC were linked to population register data (aged ≥ 15 years, Rotterdam area, 2015–2019). We reported the proportion HIV tested, and compared GP and SHC testing rates with negative binomial generalised additive models. Data on new HIV diagnoses (2015–2019) from the Dutch HIV Monitoring Foundation relative to the population were used to assess HIV incidence. Results The overall proportion HIV tested was 1.14% for all ...