SynthesisJournal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
Clinician Barriers and Facilitators to Routine HIV Testing: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
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- Systematic Review of Social Determinants of Health Associated With HIV Testing Among Hispanic/Latino Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2023Pooled it
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- Optimizing Veteran-Facing Materials for Vending Machine-Dispensed HIV Self-Testing: Formative Qualitative Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Universal-offer HIV testing amongst patients undergoing blood tests in primary care: results from a multi-centre study.Family practice · 2026Article
- Developing the PATH-GP (Prevention and Testing for HIV in General Practice) intervention: a person-based approach intervention development study to increase HIV testing and PrEP access.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2026Article
- HIV screening and associated factors among adolescent girls and young women in Tanzania: analysis of the 2022 demographic and health survey data.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- Barriers, Facilitators and Preferences for HIV Testing Services among Adolescent Girls (15-19) and Young Women (20-24) in Rakai District, Central Uganda.Research square · 2025Article
- Barriers and Facilitators to HIV and Viral Hepatitis Testing in Primary Health Care Settings in the Kyrgyz Republic (BarTest): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- High acceptability of point-of-care HIV testing at the colposcopy outpatient clinic in hospitals in the Netherlands.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025Article
- Correlates of unawareness of HIV status and recency of HIV infections among women living with HIV: findings from population-based surveys in 13 African countries.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- An evaluation of barriers and facilitators to implementing multiplex rapid antigen testing for SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A and B in congregate living settings.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Effect of a multimodal continuing professional development initiative on HIV testing in primary care in British Columbia, Canada.AIDS research and therapy · 2024Article
- A Provider-Focused Intervention to Increase Universal HIV Testing among Adolescents in School-Based Health Centers.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Innovation and implementation determinants of HIV testing and linkage-to-care in the U.S.: a systematic review.Implementation science communications · 2024Review
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- Facilitators and barriers to implementing provider-initiated HIV counselling and testing at the clinic-level in Ekurhuleni District, South Africa.Implementation science communications · 2022Article
- Annual HIV screening rates for HIV-negative men who have sex with men in primary care.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundRoutine HIV screening rates are suboptimal.
objectivesThis systematic review identified barriers to/facilitators of routine HIV testing, categorized them using the socioecological model (SEM), and provided recommendations for interventions to increase screening. DATA SOURCES: Included articles were indexed in PubMed, EBSCO CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library between 2006 and October 2018. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Included studies were published in English or Spanish and directly assessed providers' barriers/facilitators to routine screening. DATA EXTRACTION: We used a standardized Excel template to extract barriers/facilitators and identify levels in the SEM. DATA SYNTHESIS: Intrapersonal factors predominated as barriers, while facilitators were directed at the institutional level. LIMITATIONS: Policy barriers are not universal across countries. Meta-analysis was not possible. We could not quantify frequency of any given barrier/facilitator.
conclusionsIncreasing reimbursement and adding screening as a quality measure may incentivize HIV testing; however, many interventions would require little resource investment.
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