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Confidentiality for HIV testing through your general practitioner?

This may seem a really strange question. I remember reading somewhere that if you get tested for HIV through your general practitioner (or internal medicine doctor) then, regardless of the result, you may be refused mortgages, loans etc in the...
Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,The best way to get tested without it going on your medical record is by using an anonymous testing site; however, not all states have these sites, and even those that exist are reeling from ongoing budget cuts.Testing through your private... Read more »

Anonymous, Confidential, Regular Testing a clinic... Which is best?

Hello Dr. Bob, I have been wanting to go test for quite some time now but don't know which... Read more »

Confidentiality Worry

3 weeks ago I went in to get an HIV test with my girlfriend at planned parenthood. We tested... Read more »
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American Association for World Health

Fact Sheet: Confidentiality and HIV Testing

Most counseling and testing centers follow one of two very different policies regarding the confidentiality of your test results: Confidential HIV testing involves recording the name of the person who tests positive and reporting confidentially... Read more »
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

U.S. Launches Confidential HIV Testing Program in Zimbabwe

"The United States launched a program in Zimbabwe Wednesday to encourage HIV testing, with the U.S. ambassador, local musicians, broadcast personalities and soccer stars taking tests to mark the occasion," the Associated Press/ Washington Post ... Read more »
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Massachusetts Legislature Considers Measure Allowing Exception in Confidentiality of HIV Test Results

The Massachusetts General Assembly 's Joint Committee on Health Care last week held a hearing on a bill (SB 647 ) that would allow public health or safety officials who are exposed to a person's bodily fluid while working to learn whether the person... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

North Carolina: HIV Testing Is Free and Confidential

The Mecklenburg County Health Department is partnering with several local AIDS service organizations to offer HIV testing on Wednesday at various locations. Everyone tested for HIV will also be screened for syphilis, rates of which have risen... Read more »
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HIV+? Nationwide confidential phone survey - $50

Posted by studySF
If you recently tested + for HIV, you may be eligible for a confidential phone interview. To see if you qualify, call 877 737 5782 x6.

The Henne Group is a Market Research Company located in San Francisco.
We are working to understand health issues... Read more »

HIV+ women? Confidential phone study $50.

Posted by studySF
If you recently tested + for HIV, you may be eligible for a confidential phone interview. To see if you qualify, call 877 737 5782 x6.

The Henne Group is a Market Research Company located in San Francisco.
We are working to understand health issues... Read more »

Confidentiality Urban Legend

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I was recently tested with my girlfriend because of a false rumor that she had claimed she had HIV both of us had negative results sheets, however, they didn't let us see each others results. I didn't think of it much at the time, until I heared the... Read more »

confidentiality

Posted by Anonymous
hi there!
we're two students from Israel seeking for some assitance:
we are writing a seminar about aids and confidentiality and we could use any information about the subject - from everyone: experts, doctors or patients that don't mind sharing their... Read more »

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