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HIV testing in termination of pregnancy and colposcopy services: a scoping review.

Paraskevas FilippidisKatyuska FranciniMartine Jacot-GuillarmodPatrice MathevetLoïc LhopitallierMatthias CavassiniKatharine E A Darling
Published in: Sexually transmitted infections (2021)
Given the estimated HIV prevalence of >0.1% among women attending TOP and colposcopy services, HIV testing would be economically feasible to perform in high-income settings. Explicit testing policies are frequently lacking in these two settings, both at the local level and in specialist guidelines. Offering HIV testing regardless of risk factors could normalise testing, reduce late HIV presentation and create an opportunity for preventive counselling.
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