Enhancing indicator condition-guided HIV testing in Taiwan: a nationwide case-control study from 2009 to 2015.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although indicator condition (IC)-guided HIV testing (IC-HIVT) is effective at facilitating timely HIV diagnosis, research on IC categories and the related HIV risk in Taiwan is limited. To improve the adoption and spread of IC-HIVT in Taiwan, this study compared the IC categories of people living with HIV (PLWH) and non-HIV controls and investigated delays in the diagnosis of HIV infection.

Methods

This nationwide, retrospective, 1:10-matched case-control study analyzed data from the Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System and National Health Insurance Research Database to evaluate 42 ICs for the 5-year period preceding a matched HIV diagnostic date from 2009 to 2015. The ICs were divided into category 1 ICs (AIDS-defining opportunistic illnesses [AOIs]), categor

SUBMITTER: Lee CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10998297 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature