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Published in: AIDS and Behavior 2/2017

01-02-2017 | Original Paper

HIV Rapid Testing Programs in Non-Clinical Settings have the Potential to Constitute a Major Diagnostic Option for MSM in Spain

Authors: Sonia Fernández Balbuena, Juan Hoyos, María José Belza, Ferran Pujol, Jorge Álvarez, Daniel Zulaica, Carmen Zamora, Benet Rifá, Patricia García-de-Olalla, Ramón Esteso, Blanca Bastida, María del Henar Marcos, Joan Viver, Julia Talavera, Lourdes Capote, Rogelio Lema, Marta Pastor, Luis de la Fuente, Rapid testing in non-clinical settings evaluation group

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 2/2017

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Abstract

We analyze the impact of HIV rapid testing (RT) programs in non-clinical settings (NCS) by evaluating their contribution to new diagnoses reported to the Spanish HIV Surveillance System (SINIVIH) from 2007 to 2012. We estimate the proportion of new diagnoses reported to SINIVIH attributable to them and the maximum annual contribution (MAC). Of 95.575 rapid tests conducted, 2061 were reactive; 1582 in men who have sex with men (MSM). The contribution of RT in NCS increased from 3.4% in 2007 to 11.0% in 2012 (8.1%–16.6% in MSM). RT programs contributed 25.3% of the new diagnoses reported in Catalonia (MAC:30.6%), 15% in the Canary Islands (MAC:16.2%) and 13.7% in the Basque Country (MAC:21.0%). Among MSM, contribution was of 45.2% in Catalonia (MAC:60.7%), 20.2% in the Canary Islands (MAC:21.3%) and 16.6% in the Basque country (MAC:20.9%). Especially among MSM, RT in NCS contributed a large proportion of the new HIV cases diagnosed in regions with a very high HIV incidence.
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Metadata
Title
HIV Rapid Testing Programs in Non-Clinical Settings have the Potential to Constitute a Major Diagnostic Option for MSM in Spain
Authors
Sonia Fernández Balbuena
Juan Hoyos
María José Belza
Ferran Pujol
Jorge Álvarez
Daniel Zulaica
Carmen Zamora
Benet Rifá
Patricia García-de-Olalla
Ramón Esteso
Blanca Bastida
María del Henar Marcos
Joan Viver
Julia Talavera
Lourdes Capote
Rogelio Lema
Marta Pastor
Luis de la Fuente
Rapid testing in non-clinical settings evaluation group
Publication date
01-02-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 2/2017
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-016-1597-1

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