Quality improvement report: Investigating barriers in HIV testing oncology patients to optimize HIV testing practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2010, we observed missed opportunities for earlier human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnosis among people newly diagnosed with HIV attending our service. We reached out to clinical services with low HIV testing rates.

Local problem

In the oncology service, <5% of all patients seen were tested for HIV between 2010 and 2012. With the rationale of excluding HIV-related immunosuppression prior to prescribing immunosuppressive treatment, we aimed to identify barriers to HIV testing (Plan).

Methods

In 2013, we conducted the Investigating Barriers in HIV-Testing Oncology Patients (IBITOP I) study among people newly diagnosed with non-AIDS-defining cancers (non-ADCs) (Do). We observed that 18% of patients were offered HIV testing, 16% of physicians gave reaso

SUBMITTER: Darling KEA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12666251 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature