Dental Examinations as an Untapped Opportunity to Provide HIV Testing for High-Risk Individuals
Dental Examinations as an Untapped Opportunity to Provide HIV Testing for High-Risk Individuals
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.2008.157230
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
Abel, Stephen
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作者：
Pollack, Harold A.;Metsch, Lisa R.;Abel, Stephen
我们使用2005年全国健康访谈调查的数据来检验牙科保健在接触自我报告有感染艾滋病毒风险的未接受检测的个体方面的潜在作用。据估计，有360万美国人报告说，他们有很大的艾滋病毒风险，但从未接受过艾滋病毒检测。这些人中有四分之三在过去两年内看过牙医。牙科保健为那些不太可能接受检查或接受预防性保健服务的高危人群提供了机会。[J] .公共卫生杂志，2010;100:88-89。doi: 10.2105 / AJPH.2008.157230)
We used data from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey to examine the potential role of dental care in reaching untested individuals at self-reported risk for HIV. An estimated 3.6 million Americans report that they are at significant HIV risk yet have never been HIV tested. Three quarters of these people have seen a dentist within the past 2 years. Dental care offers opportunities to serve at-risk individuals who are otherwise unlikely to be tested or to receive preventive care services. (Am J Public Health. 2010; 100:88-89. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2008.157230)