Trends in HIV antibody testing in San Francisco, 1990-1991. (Research Report)

AUTHORS: L. Fischer-Ponce, S. Mills and V. Kegebein. San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, California.

According to an abstract submitted by the authors to the 120th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, held November 8-12, 1992, in Washington, D.C., "We examined trends in anonymous and confidential HIV testing during the 22-month period from March 1990 through December 1991 when consistent demographic data collected from 140 programs became available. During this time 42,059 tests were conducted, with a mean of 1,912 tests per month. In March 1990, 82% of individuals tested chose anonymous HIV testing, whereas one year …