Implementing Routine HIV Screening in Hospitals: An Effective Practice to Expand HIV Testing - Xishuangbanna Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China, 2019-2020.

Abstract

Research evidence is insufficient to suggest whether routine human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening in healthcare settings is effective in promoting greater awareness of HIV-positive status. This study found that, following the implementation of routine HIV screening in hospitals in Xishuangbanna Prefecture, Yunnan Province, there was a significant increase in the number of HIV screenings, positive results, and the positive rate of HIV screening in primary-level hospitals. Routine hospital-based HIV screening is effective in identifying HIV infections in areas with concentrated epidemics.