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- Title
BASHH 2016 UK national audit and survey of HIV testing, risk assessment and follow-up: case note audit.
- Authors
Bhaduri, Sumit; Curtis, Hilary; McClean, Hugo; Sullivan, Ann K.
- Abstract
This national audit demonstrated discrepancies between actual practice and that indicated by clinic policies following enquiry about alcohol, recreational drugs and chemsex use. Clinics were more likely to enquire about risk behaviour if this was clinic policy or routine practice. Previous testing was the most common reason for refusing HIV testing, although 33% of men who have sex with men had a prior test of more than three months ago. Of the group declining due to recent exposure in the window period, 21/119 cases had an exposure within the four weeks prior to presentation, but had a previous risk not covered by previous testing. Recommendations include provision of risk assessments for alcohol, recreational drug use and chemsex, documenting reasons for HIV test refusal, provision of HIV point-of-care testing, follow-up for cases at higher risk of HIV and advice about community testing or self-sampling/testing.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; DIAGNOSIS of HIV infections; HIV infection risk factors; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of drug abuse?; COMPLICATIONS of alcoholism; MEDICAL audit; HEALTH risk assessment; PUBLIC health; AUDITING; DRUGS of abuse; HOMOSEXUALITY; MEDICAL protocols; MEDICAL screening; RISK assessment; HUMAN sexuality; SUBSTANCE abuse; AIDS serodiagnosis; DISEASE complications
- Publication
International Journal of STD & AIDS, 2018, Vol 29, Issue 11, p1146
- ISSN
0956-4624
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/0956462418767688