Rethinking HIV exceptionalism: the ethics of opt-out HIV testing in sub-Saharan Africa
Opt-out testing for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) incorporates testing as a routine part of health care for all patients unless they refuse. The ethics of this approach to testing in sub-Saharan Africa is a source of controversy. Opt-out HIV testing is expected to improve survival by increa...
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| Language: | English |
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The World Health Organization
2010-09-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862010000900015&lng=en&tlng=en |