Implementing HIV teams sustainably improves HIV indicator condition testing rates in hospitals in the Netherlands: the #aware.hiv clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Develop and validate a strategy to improve HIV testing rates using HIV teams.

Design

A prospective clinical trial was conducted from January 2020 to July 2023 in two Dutch university hospitals.

Methods

The intervention involved implementing HIV teams to provide peer awareness, education, and feedback to physicians treating patients ≥18 years newly diagnosed with HIV indicator conditions. The primary outcome was the HIV testing rate. Secondary outcomes included testing rates by specialty, HIV prevalence, and reasons for withholding testing.

Results

Of the 313 666 newly registered diagnoses, 2395 involved indicator conditions. The overall HIV testing rate of newly diagnosed HIV indicator conditions increased from 50.1% (222/443) preimplementation to 80.

SUBMITTER: Jordans CCE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12144530 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature