Acceptance of routine testing for HIV among adult patients at the medical emergency unit at a national referral hospital in Kampala, Uganda

dc.contributor.author Nakanjako, Damalie
dc.contributor.author Kamya, Moses
dc.contributor.author Kyabayinze, Daniel
dc.contributor.author Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet
dc.contributor.author Freers, Jurgen
dc.contributor.author Whalen, Christopher
dc.contributor.author Katabira, Elly
dc.date.accessioned 2013-03-01T07:18:15Z
dc.date.available 2013-03-01T07:18:15Z
dc.date.issued 2006
dc.description.abstract HIV testing is an entry point to comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention and care. In Uganda, Routine Testing and Counseling for HIV (RTC) is not widely offered as part of standard medical care in acute care settings. This study determined the acceptance of RTC in a medical emergency setting at Mulago national referral hospital. We interviewed 233 adult patients who were offered HIV testing. Overall, 83% were unaware of their HIV serostatus and 88% of these had been to a health unit in the previous six months. Of the 208 eligible for HIV testing, 95% accepted to test. Half the patients were HIV infected and 77% of these were diagnosed during the study. HIV testing was highly acceptable and detected a significant number of undiagnosed HIV infections. We recommend adoption of RTC as standard of care in the medical emergency unit in order to scale HIV diagnosis and linkage to HIV/AIDS care. en_US
dc.identifier.citation Nakanjako, D., Kamya, M., Kyabayinze, D., Mayanja-Kizza, H., Freers, J., Whalen, C., Katabira, E. (2006). Acceptance of routine testing for HIV among adult patients at the medical emergency unit at a national referral hospital in Kampala, Uganda. Aids Behavior en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1417
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10570/1158
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject HIV testing en_US
dc.subject HIV/AIDS en_US
dc.subject Routine HIV-testing en_US
dc.subject Mulago Hospital en_US
dc.subject Acceptance en_US
dc.subject Africa en_US
dc.subject Uganda en_US
dc.title Acceptance of routine testing for HIV among adult patients at the medical emergency unit at a national referral hospital in Kampala, Uganda en_US
dc.type Conference paper en_US
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