HIV testing among young adults and older adolescents in the setting of acute substance abuse treatment.
HIV testing among young adults and older adolescents in the setting of acute substance abuse treatment.
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在急性药物滥用治疗背景下对年轻人和老年青少年进行艾滋病毒检测。
DOI:
10.1097/00126334-200106010-00007
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发表时间:
2001
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Brown,LK
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作者:
Pugatch,DL;Levesque,BG;Lally,MA;Reinert,SE;Filippone,WJ;Combs,CM;Flanigan,TP;Brown,LK
Objectives:To examine the feasibility and acceptance of HIV testing among youth in acute substance abuse treatment.Methods:Youth, aged 18 to 25 years old, in state-funded inpatient detoxification completed a confidential demographic/risk behavior questionnaire, and were offered a choice of no testing, serum-based testing, or oral fluid (Orasure, Epitope, Inc., Beaverton, OR, USA) HIV testing.Results:In all, 74% of 204 participants accepted HIV testing. In a multivariate model, female gender (odds ratio [OR], 0.32; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.14-0.74) and having been recently tested (OR, 0.11; 95% CI, 0.05-0.26) were independently associated with refusing testing. Recent sexual activity (OR, 5.4; 95% CI, 1.5-20.4), recent use of methamphetamines (speed) or a combination of cocaine and heroin (speedball)(OR, 3.8; 95% CI, 1.6-9.0), and a recent perceived risk for HIV (OR, 4.6; 95% CI, 1.9-10.9) were independently associated with test acceptance. Thus, 150 of 150 (100%) chose the Orasure test. Overall, 64.6%(97 of 150) of those tested received their results, but among participants requiring a follow-up appointment to learn test results, only 9.2%(8 of 87) returned.Conclusions:HIV testing is feasible and acceptable in this population. All patients preferred Orasure testing to a serum enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Most youth tested in detoxification will only learn their results if they are provided during treatment. Rapid HIV testing with same-day results could improve follow-up rates.