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HIV Testing Policy, Funding, and Implementation Practices.

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posted on 2014-10-13, 03:43 authored by Camden J. Hallmark, Jennifer Skillicorn, Thomas P. Giordano, Jessica A. Davila, Marlene McNeese, Nestor Rocha, Avemaria Smith, Stacey Cooper, Amanda D. Castel
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Community service organizations include homeless services, substance abuse recovery centers, life skills programs, housing assistance programs, faith-based organizations, and other community-oriented service organizations.

b

Five organizations participating in the Houston survey only use opt-out consent during pregnancy as required by Texas law but do not use opt-out consent otherwise. Therefore, the bulk of consent used for these organizations would be opt-in. Results if these organizations are re-classified into the “opt-in approach only” category: 26 (60.5%) organizations use opt-in approach only, 3 (7.0%) organizations use opt-out approach only, and 14 (32.6%) organizations use a combination of opt-in and opt-out consent.

c

Respondents could check more than one response.

d

Other responses in DC include general revenue (n = 1). Other responses in Houston include donations (n = 12) and general revenue (n = 2).

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Other responses in DC include general revenue (n = 1). Other responses in Houston include donations (n = 8) and general revenue (n = 2). One Houston organization selected both donations and general revenue for a total of n = 9 organizations selecting “other”.

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One Houston organization estimated 1–2 tests were completed. The average, 1.5 tests, was recorded as the response.

HIV Testing Policy, Funding, and Implementation Practices.

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