Predictors of return rate for an HIV-positive result in a French Voluntary Counseling and Testing centre

Golriz Pahlavan; Charles Burdet; Cédric Laouénan; Frédérique Guiroy; Fabrice Bouscarat; William Tosini; Yazdan Yazdanpanah; Elisabeth Bouvet

doi:10.1177/0956462414528884

Predictors of return rate for an HIV-positive result in a French Voluntary Counseling and Testing centre

Int J STD AIDS. 2015 Jan;26(1):33-6. doi: 10.1177/0956462414528884. Epub 2014 Apr 2.

Authors

Golriz Pahlavan¹, Charles Burdet², Cédric Laouénan³, Frédérique Guiroy¹, Fabrice Bouscarat⁴, William Tosini¹, Yazdan Yazdanpanah⁵, Elisabeth Bouvet⁶

Affiliations

¹ Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department, Bichat Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France Voluntary Counseling and Testing Center, Bichat Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France.
² Biostatistics Department, Bichat Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France.
³ Biostatistics Department, Bichat Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France University Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France cedric.laouenan@bch.aphp.fr.
⁴ Voluntary Counseling and Testing Center, Bichat Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France Dermatology Department, Bichat Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France.
⁵ Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department, Bichat Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France University Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.
⁶ Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department, Bichat Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France Voluntary Counseling and Testing Center, Bichat Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France University Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.

PMID: 24695014
DOI: 10.1177/0956462414528884

Abstract

Bichat Hospital's free and anonymous Voluntary Counseling and Testing centre in Paris is widely visited, with a high rate of HIV-positive diagnosis. This study proposed, in this centre, to describe the HIV newly-diagnosed patients over an 8-year period and to determinate risk factors for failure to return for a positive result. Higher risk for failure to return was found among the heterosexual subjects regardless of their socio-economic background.

Keywords: AIDS; HIV; HIV patient; Voluntary Counseling and Testing centre; diagnosis; failure to return; rapid HIV test.

MeSH terms

AIDS Serodiagnosis / statistics & numerical data*
Adult
Ambulatory Care Facilities
Counseling*
Female
HIV Infections / diagnosis*
HIV Infections / epidemiology
HIV Infections / psychology*
HIV Seropositivity / epidemiology
HIV Seroprevalence
Humans
Male
Mass Screening / methods*
Paris / epidemiology
Patient Acceptance of Health Care / statistics & numerical data*
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Treatment Refusal / psychology*
Treatment Refusal / statistics & numerical data