Preliminary program evaluation of emergency department HIV prevention counseling.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Controversy surrounds the linkage of prevention counseling with emergency department (ED)-based HIV testing. Further, the effectiveness and feasibility of prevention counseling in the ED setting is unknown. We investigate these issues by conducting a preliminarily exploration of several related aspects of our ED's HIV prevention counseling and testing program.

Methods

Our urban, academic ED provides formal client-centered prevention counseling in conjunction with HIV testing. Five descriptive, exploratory observations were conducted, involving surveys and analysis of electronic medical records and programmatic data focused on (1) patient perception and feasibility of prevention counseling in the ED, (2) patient perceptions of the need to link prevention counseling

SUBMITTER: Sitlinger AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3690122 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature