anonymous testing

The testing of a person for certain infections, in particular HIV, and providing the results to public health departments without identifying the testee by name, only by a number.

anonymous testing

Public health The testing of an individual for certain infections, in particular, HIV, providing the results to public health departments without identifying that person by name, but rather by a number. Cf Named reporting.

anonymous testing

Confidential testing for the presence of a disease or condition, e.g., for hepatitis or pregnancy.

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Initiation of voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) service providers in 2013 and anonymous testing among most-at-risk populations (MARPs) in 2007 were a major step towards early diagnosis.

Successes and Challenges of HIV/AIDS Program in Oman: 1984-2015

Central, Wichita, (316) 262-3611, FREE HIV confidential or anonymous testing with Spanish and Vietnamese interpreters.

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For your nearest clinic that offers free and anonymous testing, visit Terrence Higgins Trust at tht.org.uk 4 MAMMOGRAM WHY IT'S SKIPPED: THE mammogram programme has come under fire in recent years for causing overdiagnosis and treatment, with a review in 2012 finding that screening saves around 1,300 lives each year - but also leads to some 4,000 women having treatment they don't need.

7 deadly sins; Many of us are now skipping tests that could flag up serious illness. It's a decision that could prove fatal. Caroline Jones reports

For your nearest clinic that offers free and anonymous testing, visit Terrence Higgins Trust at tht.org.uk 3 SELF BREAST CHECK WHY IT'S SKIPPED: A THIRD of women don't check their breasts regularly, often because they don't know how to, according to the new report.

7 check of the women row. and deadly sins; Many of us are now skipping tests that could flag up serious illness. It's a decision that could prove fatal. Caroline Jones reports

For your nearest clinic that offers free and anonymous testing, visit Terrence Higgins Trust at tht.org.uk What to do: Anyone who has had unprotected sex needs to have this test.

7 deadly sins 7 deadly sins; Many of us are now skipping tests that could flag up serious illness. It's a decision that could prove fatal. Caroline Jones reports

For your nearest clinic that offers free and anonymous testing, visit TerrT ence Higgins Trust at tht.org.uk 4MAMMOGRAM WHY IT'S SKIPPED: THE mammogram programme has come under fire in recent years for causing overdiagnosis and treatment, with a review in 2012 finding that screening saves around 1,300 lives each year - but also leads to some 4,000 women having treatment they don't need.

7 deadly sins

In these Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) Centres, people can have access to anonymous testing and the result is produced in a few minutes, said Dr Mohamed Redha Moosa Al Lawati, head of National TB, AIDS and Leprosy Control Programmes at the Ministry of Health.

High-risk groups in Oman encouraged to take anonymous HIV detection tests

For your nearest clinic that offers free and anonymous testing, visit Terrence Higgins Trust at tht.org.uk BOWEL CANCER CHECK Why it's skipped: Research shows that for many, the concept of collecting then sending poo samples through the post is just too unpleasant.

7 LIFE-SAVING CHECKS YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO IGNORE; New figures show, despite breast cancer awareness campaigns, a third of women still don't check their breasts. But why are we avoiding so many health tests that could save our lives?

Alternatives that preserve the basic state-run partner notification program include leaving the decision to exempt individuals from partner notification entirely to physicians and encouraging the use of anonymous testing.

Reducing the risk of domestic violence against HIV-positive women: the application and efficacy of New York's partner notification deferral mandate

HIV test-seeking before and after the restriction of anonymous testing in North Carolina.

Individual and jurisdictional factors associated with voluntary HIV testing in Canada: results of a national survey, 2011

A total of 431 individuals attending a centre for anonymous testing for HIV, run by a non-governmental organisation, the Instituto Portugues de Medicina Preventiva, consented to be included in the study.

Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus and syphilis among individuals attending anonymous testing for HIV in Luanda, Angola