Site-Specific Barriers | Common Barrier |
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'Profiling' patients as appropriate or not appropriate for an HIV test | Discomfort about disclosing a positive HIV test result |
Discomfort about offering an HIV test | Â |
Discomfort about HIV informational materials | Â |
Viewing the HIV test as within the domain of primary care | Common Facilitators |
Competing time demands | Serving vulnerable urban populations |
Lack of staff to offer and perform the test | The secondary gain of re-engaging known HIV-infected patients back into care |
Quality control for point of care testing | The support of the medical setting, e.g., social services, medical evaluation. |
Remembering to disclose negative test results | Â |