Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità (Mar 2010)

Criteria for standardising counselling for HIV testing

  • Anna Maria Luzi,
  • Barbara De Mei,
  • Anna Colucci,
  • Pietro Gallo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4415/ann_10_01_06
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 46, no. 1
pp. 42 – 50

Abstract

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In the present work, we outline basic health counselling skills, specifically, those for performing pre-test and post-test counselling for HIV infection. The ultimate goal is to propose that counselling be performed in facilities that carry out screening for anti-HIV antibodies, following standardised (and thus replicable) criteria, with consistent focus on the quality of the relationship between the healthcare professional and the individual undergoing testing and on the individual's specific needs.

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