HIV/AIDS

Is Home HIV Testing the Answer?

Published in AIDS Weekly, September 1st, 2008

Collecting a blood sample at home to be sent to the laboratory for HIV testing may seem a little unusual. However, it could be one solution to help diagnose the 250,000 American's that are HIV positive but are not aware that they are infected.

Recent data released from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that only 40.4% of U.S. adults aged 18-64 years reported being tested for HIV infection at least one time. The data was analyzed from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) which was conducted during 2006. In September 2006 the CDC recommended that HIV testing be a part of regular medical care for all individuals aged 13-64 years.

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2008-09-01)

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