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Investigators at Brown University target HIV/AIDS

Published in AIDS Weekly, January 28th, 2008

"Two trials were conducted to compare emergency department patient comprehension of rapid HIV pre-test information using different methods to deliver this information. Patients were enrolled for these two trials at a US emergency department between February 2005 and January 2006," scientists in the United States report.

"In Trial One, patients were randomized to a no pre-test information or an in-person discussion arm. In Trial Two, a separate group of patients were randomized to an in-person discussion arm or a Tablet PC-based video arm. The video, ''Do you know about rapid HIV testing''', and the in-person discussion contained identical Centers for Disease Control and...

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