HIV testing and retesting for men and women in Switzerland.

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Title
HIV testing and retesting for men and women in Switzerland.
Journal
European Journal of Epidemiology
Author(s)
Zwahlen M., Neuenschwander B.E., Jeannin A., Dubois-Arber F., Vlahov D.
ISSN
0393-2990 (Print)
ISSN-L
0393-2990
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2000
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
16
Number
2
Pages
123-133
Language
english
Abstract
This study was conducted to describe voluntary HIV testing in the general population in Switzerland and to estimate yearly HIV test incidence. In 1994, a representative telephone survey of individuals aged 17 to 45 years obtained self-reported information on HIV testing. In addition to describing cumulative HIV test incidence, yearly HIV test incidence over time was estimated by a Bayesian hurdle model allowing for the plausible scenario of test consumption differing between first test and subsequent retests. Overall, 33% of the Swiss population (age 17 to 45 years) has been tested at some time for HIV on a voluntary basis (30% men, 36% women). For the time period 1990-1994, the result showed for 35-year-old individuals with supposedly low risk behavior, that 1) annual test incidence (first test or retest) showed a greater increase for men (4.2 to 5.9%) than for women (5.0 to 6.0%); 2) annual first test incidence increased moderately and differed for men and women (2.9 to 3.4% for men, 4.6 to 5.2% for women), and 3) annual retest incidence was twice as high for men (17.6%) as for women (8.6%). In conclusion, a substantial part of the Swiss population has been tested at some stage for HIV on a voluntary basis, and differences exist for testing and retesting between men and women.
Keywords
Adolescent, Adult, Bayes Theorem, Cross-Sectional Studies, Educational Status, Female, HIV Infections/diagnosis, Humans, Incidence, Logistic Models, Male, Marital Status, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Prevalence, Questionnaires, Sex Distribution, Switzerland
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