This is a great step forward for Lawrence--however, it's a BIG mistake to make people wait two weeks for test results. OraSure gives you results in 20 minutes. Why make people wait 2 weeks? You will lose a lot of people who will not come back for their results, then you have to track them down. I've worked in HIV prevention in Kenya for two years. We do pre-test counseling, then we test, and then we do post-test counseling for people found HIV+ and HIV-. That way, you get 100% of the people receiving test results.
Posted on April 14 at 8:18 a.m.
This is a great step forward for Lawrence--however, it's a BIG mistake to make people wait two weeks for test results. OraSure gives you results in 20 minutes. Why make people wait 2 weeks? You will lose a lot of people who will not come back for their results, then you have to track them down. I've worked in HIV prevention in Kenya for two years. We do pre-test counseling, then we test, and then we do post-test counseling for people found HIV+ and HIV-. That way, you get 100% of the people receiving test results.
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