Application value of Provider-Initiated HIV Testing and Counseling in dermatology
Zhou, Y.; Bao, J.; Sun, Y.-x.; Li, Z.-y.; Liu, J.; Hou, W.-j.; Tao, Y.; Shen, Z.-x.
Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue 21(10): 908-912
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1009-3591 PMID: 26665680 Document Number: 684186
To explore the clinical application value of Provider-Initiated HIV Testing and Counseling (PITC) by analyzing the positive rate of HIV tests for people in need of PITC and that of routine HIV tests. We retrospectively analyzed the demographic and epidemiologic data about the patients seeking PITC services or undergoing routine HIV tests in Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital between January and December 2013. The positive rate of initial HIV screening was 1.98% in the PITC group and 0.24% in the routine test group, while that of confirmed HIV was 0. 40% in the former and 0.07% in the latter, both with statistically significant differences between the two groups (P < 0.01). The positive rate of HIV was markedly higher in males than in females, particularly in the PITC group. PITC has a high clinical value in HIV detection for targeted subjects and therefore deserves general application in dermatology.