Acceptance of Opt-Out HIV Screening in Outpatient Settings in the United States: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Merhawi T GebrezgiDaniel E MauckDiana M SheehanKristopher P FennieElena CyrusAbraham DegaregeMary Jo Trepka

Published in: Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) (2019)

The rates of offering and accepting an HIV test on an opt-out basis could be improved by addressing health system and patient-related factors. Setting a working target for these rates would be useful for measuring the success of opt-out HIV screening programs.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv positive
hiv testing
hiv infected
human immunodeficiency virus
hepatitis c virus
hiv aids
men who have sex with men
south africa
case report