Whether Patients Want It or Not, Physician Recommendations Will Convince Them to Accept HIV Testing

Physicians are not routinely offering patients HIV testing, partly due to perceived patient discomfort with discussing HIV. This study assessed patients’ comfort level and whether physician recommendations can overcome any discomfort that does exist. In a publicly funded primary care clinic, we admi...

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Main Authors: Katherine Ellen Baumann BA, Vagish Hemmige MD, Michael Anthony Kallen PhD, Richard Lewis Street PhD, Thomas Peter Giordano MD, Monisha Arya MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2325957417752258