Criteria for standardising counselling for HIV testing
In the present work, we outline basic health counselling skills, specifically, those for performing pre-test and post-test counselling for HIV infection. The ultimate goal is to propose that counselling be performed in facilities that carry out screening for anti-HIV antibodies, following standardis...
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| description | In the present work, we outline basic health counselling skills, specifically, those for performing pre-test and post-test counselling for HIV infection. The ultimate goal is to propose that counselling be performed in facilities that carry out screening for anti-HIV antibodies, following standardised (and thus replicable) criteria, with consistent focus on the quality of the relationship between the healthcare professional and the individual undergoing testing and on the individual's specific needs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a157fde311714c618ecbe4bb484185f62022-12-22T02:39:58ZengIstituto Superiore di SanitàAnnali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità0021-25712010-03-01461425010.4415/ANN_10_01_06S0021-25712010000100006Criteria for standardising counselling for HIV testingAnna Maria Luzi0Barbara De Mei1Anna Colucci2Pietro Gallo3Parassitarie ed ImmunomediateIstituto Superiore di SanitàParassitarie ed ImmunomediateParassitarie ed ImmunomediateIn the present work, we outline basic health counselling skills, specifically, those for performing pre-test and post-test counselling for HIV infection. The ultimate goal is to propose that counselling be performed in facilities that carry out screening for anti-HIV antibodies, following standardised (and thus replicable) criteria, with consistent focus on the quality of the relationship between the healthcare professional and the individual undergoing testing and on the individual's specific needs.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-25712010000100006&lng=en&tlng=eninfezioni da HIVcounsellingpre-post test |
| spellingShingle | Anna Maria Luzi Barbara De Mei Anna Colucci Pietro Gallo Criteria for standardising counselling for HIV testing Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità infezioni da HIV counselling pre-post test |
| title | Criteria for standardising counselling for HIV testing |
| title_full | Criteria for standardising counselling for HIV testing |
| title_fullStr | Criteria for standardising counselling for HIV testing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Criteria for standardising counselling for HIV testing |
| title_short | Criteria for standardising counselling for HIV testing |
| title_sort | criteria for standardising counselling for hiv testing |
| topic | infezioni da HIV counselling pre-post test |
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