ArticleBMC public health2018
HIV rapid testing in community and outreach sites: results of a nationwide demonstration project in Italy.
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- A systematic review on community-based screening of newly arrived migrants in Europe for tuberculosis, human immunodeficiency virus, and hepatitis B and C.European journal of public health · 2026Pooled it
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- Assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of community-based voluntary counseling and testing for HIV in Turin: insights from the fast-track cities initiative - a cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Unravelling the experiences of incarcerated individuals living with HIV on ART: a qualitative study in Ghanaian prisons.International journal of prison health · 2024Article
- Experiences of sharing results of community based serosurvey with participants in a district of Maharashtra, India.PloS one · 2022Article
- Association between socio-economic factors and HIV self-testing knowledge amongst South African women.Southern African journal of HIV medicine · 2022Article
- Community-based point-of-care testing to identify new HIV infections: A cross-sectional study from Pune, India.Medicine · 2021Article
- Increasing integrated testing in community settings through interventions for change, including the Spring European Testing Week.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Mobile HIV Testing Through Social Networking Platforms: Comparative Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Establishment of a national surveillance system to monitor community HIV testing, Ireland, 2018.Irish journal of medical science · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundGlobally the access to HIV testing has greatly increased over the past 30 years. Nonetheless, a high proportion of people living with HIV remains undiagnosed, even in resource rich countries. To increase the proportion of people aware of their HIV serostatus and their access to medical care, several strategies have been proposed including HIV rapid test programs offered outside health facilities. The aim of this project was to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of the HIV rapid testing offered in community and outreach settings in Italy.
methodsWe conducted a national demonstration project on HIV rapid tests offered in community and outreach settings, including nongovernmental organization (NGO) facilities, primary care services for migrants and low-threshold services or mobile units for drug users (DU services). HIV rapid test on oral fluid (OraQuick®; Orasure Technologies) was anonymously offered to eligible people who presented themselves at the selected sites. Those with reactive results were referred to a specialized outpatient unit for confirmatory testing and medical care.
resultsOver a period of six months a total of 2949 tests were performed and 45.2% of individuals tested had not been previously tested. Overall 0.9% (27/2949) of tested people had a preliminary positive test. In NGO facilities the positivity rate was 1%. All subjects who performed their confirmatory test were confirmed as positive. In services for migrants the positivity rate was 0.5 and 80% were referred to care (with 1 false positive test). In DU services we observed the highest positivity rate (1.4%) but the lowest linkage to care (67%), with 1 false positive test.
conclusionOur project showed that the offering of an HIV rapid testing program in community and outreach settings in Italy is feasible and that it may reach people who have never been tested before, while having a significant yield in terms of new HIV diagnoses as well.
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