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Research on HIV/AIDS screening described by scientists at Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Published in AIDS Weekly, November 19th, 2007

Scientists discuss in 'Prevalence and correlates of human immunodeficiency virus testing and posttest counseling among outpatients with serious mental illness' new findings in HIV/AIDS. "This study examined the prevalence and correlates of receipt of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing, test results, and posttest counseling among outpatients with serious mental illness at 3 public-sector facilities in Connecticut (N=487). A substantial proportion (41.9%) reported never having been tested for HIV, including fully one-third of those who were 'very afraid' of getting acquired immune deficiency syndrome," scientists in the United States report.

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