Table 1 Classification of the reasons for HIV testing in Korea (2000-2007)
From: Increasing late diagnosis in HIV infection in South Korea: 2000-2007
Category | Reason for HIV testing |
|---|---|
Health check-ups | - General health check-up: A comprehensive physical examinations |
| Â | - Medical certificate: Medical certificates for workplace permits, residence halls, licenses, officers, workers, welfare centers, detention centers, and shelters for women. |
| Â | - Prenatal check-up |
| Â | - Prisoner status |
| Â | - Operations: Testing prior to surgical procedures in hospitals |
| Â | - Blood donation a: Routine testing blood for transfusion at blood centers |
Knowledge of status | - Voluntary testing with ID: Testing with identification (ID) because individuals wanted to know their HIV status. |
| Â | - Anonymous: Testing anonymously because they wanted to know their HIV status at public health center (PHC), but registered in Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after diagnosis to get governmental support of medical care. |
Risky behaviors | - STI risk groups: Commercial sex workers, bar employees, tea-room employees, massage parlor employees tested routinely at PHC |
| Â | - STD patients: Additional HIV testing while undergo STD treatment at PHC |
| Â | - HIV-infected partners: Testing due to partner of HIV-infected individual at PHC |
Clinical manifestation | - Symptoms: Testing due to clinical symptoms |
| Â | - Physician's referral: Referral by physician due to clinical suspicion of HIV |
| Â | - Tuberculosis: Testing for tuberculosis patients |