Survey of Attitudes and Practices of Osteopathic Primary Care Physicians Regarding Taking of Sexual Histories and HIV Screening

• Published in: The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association Vol. 110; no. 12; pp. 712 - 720
• Main Authors: Gongidi, Preetam, Sierakowski, James J, Bowen, G Stephen, Jacobs, Robin J, Fernandez, M Isabel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2010
• Subjects: Adult; Clinical Competence; Confidence Intervals; Female; Florida - epidemiology; Health Care Surveys; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; HIV Infections - diagnosis; HIV Infections - epidemiology; Humans; Male; Mass Screening; Medical History Taking - statistics & numerical data; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Odds Ratio; Osteopathic Physicians - psychology; Osteopathic Physicians - statistics & numerical data; Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data; Sexual Behavior - statistics & numerical data; Sexually Transmitted Diseases - diagnosis; Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology; Statistics as Topic; Surveys and Questionnaires; Florida

an estimated 252,000 to 312,000 individuals have undiagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the United States. To date, little has been known about osteopathic physicians' attitudes and practices regarding routine HIV testing. to understand osteopathic primary care physicians&#...