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Percentage tested for HIV in GUM clinics (8179) Metric type
- Help text
- This represents coverage of HIV testing measured in genito-urinary medicine GUM clinics. It is the proportion of eligible new GUM Attendees in whom a HIV test was accepted. Eligible new GUM Attendee is defined as a patient attending a GUM clinic at least once during a calendar year. It represents the number of persons tested for HIV, and not the number of tests reported. Patients known to be HIV positive, or for whom a HIV test was not appropriate, are excluded. HIV testing is integral to the treatment and management of HIV. Knowledge of HIV status increases survival rates, improves quality of life and reduces the risk of HIV transmission.
Data reported through GUMCAD STI Surveillance System is not representative of the rates of service use and prevalence of infection within the general population because they only represent patients accessing sexual health services.
- Modified
- 12 Apr 2024
- Data last updated
- 21 Nov 2023
- Short label
- HIV testing coverage, total (%)
- Status
- Live
- Output precision
- 1
- Polarity
- a high value is good
- Measure
- %
- Dataset
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Profiles (annual)
- Collection
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Profiles
- Source
- Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID)
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