Provider-initiated vs. client-initiated HIV testing in Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia, 2000-2008
Background: This paper describes the changes in Human Immundodeficiency virus (HIV) testing rates in Autonomous Province (AP) Vojvodina, Serbia since 2000 and compares provider-initiated with client-initiated HIV testing. Methodology: Between 2000 and 2008, 66,327 HIV screening tests were reported...
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| description | Background: This paper describes the changes in Human Immundodeficiency virus (HIV) testing rates in Autonomous Province (AP) Vojvodina, Serbia since 2000 and compares provider-initiated with client-initiated HIV testing.
Methodology: Between 2000 and 2008, 66,327 HIV screening tests were reported from AP Vojvodina. During this time HIV testing rates increased from 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2000, to 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2008.
Results: The results showed an increase in testing as a consequence of increased mandatory testing of surgical patients as well as an upsurge in the use of Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT). Pregnant women that were tested represented less than 5% of the overall sample population.
Conclusion: Public health efforts in AP Vojvodina to increase HIV testing rates lead to a continuous increase in testing rates, but with different limitations. HIV testing in low prevalence middle income countries could be highly affected by procurement difficulties, low motivation of medical professionals to initiate testing, and opportunities for testing limited to large towns and cities.
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| spelling | doaj-art-c11f6e1fbeef4b24b5b37bb03663587c2025-08-20T02:57:18ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802013-11-0171110.3855/jidc.2743Provider-initiated vs. client-initiated HIV testing in Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia, 2000-2008Predrag Duric0Svetlana Ilic1Smiljana Rajčević2Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina/University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Futoska 121, 21000 Novi Sad, AP Vojvodina, SerbiaInstitute of Public Health of Vojvodina/University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Futoska 121, 21000 Novi Sad, AP Vojvodina, SerbiaInstitute of Public Health of Vojvodina/University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Futoska 121, 21000 Novi Sad, AP Vojvodina, SerbiaBackground: This paper describes the changes in Human Immundodeficiency virus (HIV) testing rates in Autonomous Province (AP) Vojvodina, Serbia since 2000 and compares provider-initiated with client-initiated HIV testing. Methodology: Between 2000 and 2008, 66,327 HIV screening tests were reported from AP Vojvodina. During this time HIV testing rates increased from 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2000, to 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2008. Results: The results showed an increase in testing as a consequence of increased mandatory testing of surgical patients as well as an upsurge in the use of Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT). Pregnant women that were tested represented less than 5% of the overall sample population. Conclusion: Public health efforts in AP Vojvodina to increase HIV testing rates lead to a continuous increase in testing rates, but with different limitations. HIV testing in low prevalence middle income countries could be highly affected by procurement difficulties, low motivation of medical professionals to initiate testing, and opportunities for testing limited to large towns and cities. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/2743HIVtestingcounselingsurveillanceepidemiologyprevention |
| spellingShingle | Predrag Duric Svetlana Ilic Smiljana Rajčević Provider-initiated vs. client-initiated HIV testing in Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia, 2000-2008 Journal of Infection in Developing Countries HIV testing counseling surveillance epidemiology prevention |
| title | Provider-initiated vs. client-initiated HIV testing in Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia, 2000-2008 |
| title_full | Provider-initiated vs. client-initiated HIV testing in Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia, 2000-2008 |
| title_fullStr | Provider-initiated vs. client-initiated HIV testing in Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia, 2000-2008 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Provider-initiated vs. client-initiated HIV testing in Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia, 2000-2008 |
| title_short | Provider-initiated vs. client-initiated HIV testing in Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia, 2000-2008 |
| title_sort | provider initiated vs client initiated hiv testing in autonomous province of vojvodina serbia 2000 2008 |
| topic | HIV testing counseling surveillance epidemiology prevention |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/2743 |
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