Associations between Mode of HIV Testing and Consent Confidentiality and Referral: A Comparative Analysis in Four African Countries

摘要

BackgroundRecommendations about scaling up HIV testing and counseling highlight the need to provide key services and to protect clients' rights, but it is unclear to what extent different modes of testing differ in this respect. This paper examines whether practices regarding consent, confidentiality, and referral vary depending on whether testing is provided through voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) or provider-initiated testing.