Reluctance to be tested for HIV

Christina Knussen; Lisa M. McDaid; Paul Flowers

doi:10.1136/bmj.d6016

Reluctance to be tested for HIV

Christina Knussen, Lisa M. McDaid, Paul Flowers

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Abstract

May et al. have highlighted the relationship between late HIV diagnosis and life expectancy, and their results are supportive of both universal testing and of regular testing for those at risk. This is in line with current UK policy on HIV testing for men who have sex with men (MSM) [1], which recommends at least annual HIV testing. We were prompted by May et al.'s article to explore one of our own databases in relation to barriers to testing.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	d6016
Number of pages	1
Journal	British Medical Journal
Volume	343
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d6016
Publication status	Published - 20 Oct 2011

Keywords

HIV testing
HIV diagnosis
life expectancy

UN SDGs

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