Assessment of an outreach street-based HIV rapid testing programme as a strategy to promote early diagnosis: a comparison with two surveillance systems in Spain, 2008-2011

We assess the added value of a multisite, street-based HIV rapid testing programme by comparing its results to pre-existing services and assessing its potential to reduce ongoing transmission. Between 2008 and 2011, 8,923 individuals underwent testing. We compare outcomes with those of a network of...

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Published in:	Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles Vol. 20; no. 14; p. 1
Main Authors:	Belza, M J, Hoyos, J, Fernández-Balbuena, S, Diaz, A, Bravo, M J, de la Fuente, L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sweden Centre Europeen pour la Surveillance Epidemiologique du SIDA (European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS) 09-04-2015
Subjects:	Adult Community service Disease prevention Early Diagnosis Female HIV HIV Infections - diagnosis HIV Infections - epidemiology HIV Infections - prevention & control Homosexuality, Male - statistics & numerical data Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Male Mass Screening - methods Medical diagnosis Medical tests Mens health Mobile Health Units Population Surveillance - methods Prevalence Program Evaluation Risk-Taking Sexual behavior Sexual Behavior - statistics & numerical data Spain - epidemiology Spain
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