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\nHIV testing is essential for improving the health of people living with HIV and helping prevent new infections. CDC recommends that all adolescents and adults get tested at least once for HIV as a routine part of medical care, and that gay and bisexual men and others at high risk be tested more frequently. While testing rates have steadily increased, CDC estimates that 1 in 8 Americans living with HIV remain unaware of their infection.
\nTwo CDC studies being presented at CROI 2016 investigate current gaps in routine HIV testing and provide additional insight into what more must be done to increase testing and awareness levels.
\nPoster Presentation, Session P-X3\u2013February 24, 2016, 2:45 \u2013 4:00pm
\nOverview: Both CDC and the United States Preventive Services Task Force advise clinicians to screen for HIV among all adolescents and adults, regardless of their risk. This study looks at adults (18-64) who had a routine doctor visit in the previous year but have never been tested for HIV to examine regional variation and individual characteristics associated with missed opportunities for HIV screening.
\nDuring 2011-2013, nearly 100 million U.S. adults had never been tested for HIV. More than half of these individuals had a routine doctor visit in the past year, which the authors consider a missed opportunity for HIV screening. The percentage of people who missed a testing opportunity in this way increased from 2011 (61.8 percent) to 2013 (63.7 percent).
\nFor the most recent year, 2013, the study shows that:
\nThis analysis draws attention to current gaps in routine HIV testing and the need for all providers and local health authorities\u2014especially those in areas with a high prevalence of undiagnosed HIV\u2014to increase routine HIV screening rates.
\nCDC Contact: Michelle Van Handel, CDC
Location: Hall A/B (Hynes Convention Center)
DATE/TIME: February 24, 2:45pm \u2013 4:00pm
Poster Presentation, Session P-X3\u2013February 24, 2016, 2:45 \u2013 4:00pm
\nOverview: Recent changes in health insurance coverage have increased the number of people who can receive free HIV testing during routine doctor visits. This analysis estimates how frequently HIV tests are administered during regular doctor visits and outpatient visits for men, based on data from the 2009-2012 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. It sets a benchmark for future progress toward meeting routine HIV testing recommendations.
\nThe findings highlight how infrequently adult men are tested for HIV during outpatient physician appointments in the United States:
\nThe authors conclude that a four-fold increase in HIV testing at routine doctor visits would help achieve significant increases in testing among all groups\u2014moving the nation closer to full implementation of CDC\u2019s HIV testing recommendation that everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 get tested for HIV at least once as part of routine health care.
\nCDC Contact: Karen Hoover, CDC
Location: Hall A/B (Hynes Convention Center)
DATE/TIME: February 24, 2016, 2:45 PM \u2013 4:00 PM ET
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