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KMID : 1143420210140040158
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Public Health Weekly Report
2021 Volume.14 No. 4 p.158 ~ p.165
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Characteristics of HIV screening tests in Public Health Centers in Korea, 2018-2019
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Lee Yu-Sang
Wang Jin-Sook
Han Myung-Guk
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Abstract
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As human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening test organizations, public health centers in Korea provide free HIV screening tests for residents including socially vulnerable groups. This paper analyzed the characteristics of individuals who underwent HIV screening across 255 public health centers from 2018 to 2019. The HIV screening test results were analyzed according to gender, age, region, nationality, and the reason for the HIV test. The total number of HIV tests conducted at public health centers was 455,902 in 2018 and 440,144 in 2019, which marked an increase when compared to the average number of tests conducted across a five year period from 2013 to 2017 (428,130). Key findings indicated that in both 2018 and 2019, more females underwent HIV testing than males. The 30-39 age group had the highest percentage of HIV tests conducted, followed by, in descending order, the 20-29 age group, the 40-49 age group, the 50-59 age group, the 60 years and over group, and the 19 years and under age group. By region, HIV screening tests in Seoul City and Gyeonggi Province accounted for more than 50% of the tests conducted. In 2019, the main reasons for HIV screening tests were prenatal examinations (30.5%), health checkups (25.7%), sexually transmitted disease (STD) checkups (15.5%), voluntary testing (7.8%), anonymous testing (7.4%), physician referrals (5.0%) followed by foreign resident checkups (4.6%), correctional population checkups (3.5%), and partners of HIV infected individuals (0.0%). High HIV positive rates were found among anonymous tests, voluntary tests, and foreign resident checkups. Notably, data indicated that the main reasons for HIV screening tests and the high positive rates in 2018 were not unlike those of 2019. As a result of these findings, this paper recommended that projects to promote HIV screening among foreign resident and socially vulnerable groups are needed to prevent the spread and treatment of HIV.
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KEYWORD
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), AIDS, Screening test, Public health centers
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