J Korean Med Sci.  2016 Mar;31(3):467-469. 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.3.467.

Implementing the Use of Rapid HIV Tests in Public Health Centers in Seoul: Results of a Pilot Project, 2014

• Kang CR
• Bang JH
• Cho SI
• Kim KN
• Lee HJ
• Lee YH
• Ryu BY
• Cho SK
• Oh MD
• Lee JK

• KMID: 2363511
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2016.31.3.467

Abstract

To determine whether rapid HIV tests in public health centers might encourage voluntary HIV testing, a pilot project was conducted in four selected public health centers in Seoul, 2014. During the period April 10 to November 28 of pilot project, 3,356 rapid tests were performed, and 38 were confirmed as positive. The monthly average numbers of voluntary HIV tests and HIV-positive cases were up to nine-fold and six-fold larger, respectively, than those of the period before application of the rapid HIV test. Among 2,051 examinees that completed questionnaires, 90.3% were satisfied. In conclusion, the use of rapid HIV tests in public health centers promoted voluntary HIV testing and was satisfactory for examinees.

Keyword

HIV; Rapid HIV Test; Anonymous HIV Test; Public Health Center; Seoul Metropolitan City

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Adult
Female
HIV Infections/*diagnosis
Humans
Male
Mass Screening
Middle Aged
Pilot Projects
*Public Health
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Test results with reactive rapid HIV tests during pilot project in 2014. WB, Western blot.

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