Implementing HIV teams to improve HIV indicator condition-guided testing in general practitioner centers in the Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Background

HIV indicator condition-guided testing is recommended by guidelines to identify undiagnosed HIV infections. However, general practitioners (GPs) frequently see patients for indicator conditions without testing them for HIV. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether implementing HIV teams, using trained GP ambassadors, promoted local HIV indicator condition-guided testing practices in urban GP centers in the Netherlands.

Methods

We conducted a prospective implementation study between May 2021 and March 2023. Patients ≥ 18 years newly diagnosed with HIV indicator conditions in three GP centers were included. The intervention consisted of HIV expert led education for GPs with a stepwise implementation of point-of-care testing (phase 1), followed by adding peer-to

SUBMITTER: Jordans CCE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11681718 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature