HIV Screening in an Urban Adolescent Population

Abstract

Background: The risk for HIV/AIDS is often unrecognized in adolescent populations. In 2015, 22% of new HIV diagnoses were in persons aged 13-24 years (37.2 per 100,000 population), of which, 8% were diagnosed with AIDS. Despite national and international recommendations for routine HIV screening starting during adolescence, screening rates remain low. In line with this trend, average HIV screening rates for adolescent patients in our urban General Pediatrics and Adolescent clinic were only 3% from 2015-16. Specific Aims: Our global aim is to increase clinicians’ rate …