Understanding the effect of an educational intervention to optimize HIV testing strategies in primary care in Amsterdam – results of a mixed-methods study

Understanding the effect of an educational intervention to optimize HIV testing strategies in primary care in Amsterdam – results of a mixed-methods study

Abstract Background In the Netherlands, general practitioners (GPs) play a key role in provider-initiated HIV testing, but opportunities for timely diagnosis are regularly missed. We implemented an educational intervention to improve HIV testing by GPs from 2015 to 2020, and observed a 7% increase i...

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Main Authors: Saskia Bogers, Pythia Nieuwkerk, Nynke van Dijk, Maarten Schim van der Loeff, Suzanne Geerlings, Jan van Bergen, the HIV Transmission Elimination Amsterdam (H-TEAM) Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:BMC Primary Care
Subjects:
Mixed-methods
HIV testing
General practitioner
Primary care
Medical education
Sexually transmitted infections
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-023-02161-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-023-02161-y

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