Table 1 Studies included in the review that report on trends in HIV testing
From: HIV testing within general practices in Europe: a mixed-methods systematic review
Author, year | Country | Study design | Study population | Main findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Donker, 2013 [29] | Netherlands | Retrospective cohort study within the Dutch sentinel general practice network, 1988–2009 | 56 GPsa in 42 general practices | Increase from 53% of patients consulting for HIV and being tested in 1988 to 88% in 2009. |
Evans, 2009 [28] | UK | Retrospective cohort study of all general practices contributing data to the UK General Practice Research Database, 1995–2005 | 13.8 million person years of observation for males and 13.9 million person years for females | 11-fold increase in male testing and 19-fold increase in non-pregnant female testing between 1995 and 2005. HIV testing rates in 2005: 71.3 and 61.2 tests per 100,000 person years for males and females respectively. |
Sadler, 2010 [30] | UK | Cross-sectional study using laboratory data from primary care settings in Brent and Avon, 2003–2006 | 207 general practices | Mean yearly HIV testing rate: 0.6 per 1000 patients aged 15–44 years in Brent and 10.3 in Avon. GPs in practices that tested for HIV were younger: mean age 50.1 years versus 54.5 years. |