5% (one of 18 patients) in the centre that delivered care to patients originating mainly from sub-Saharan Africa. The seroprevalence according to ethnic origin was 0% among Caucasians and 2.2% among Africans, and was 1.5% among patients with an indicator condition. The rate of new diagnoses was 0.5% for the standard HIV test (one new HIV-positive result from the 203 tests performed) and 0.5% for the rapid INSTI HIV test (one

new HIV-positive result from the 197 tests performed). A total of 1087 consecutive consultations with the GPs involved in the study were recorded over several time periods between November EPZ015666 cost 2010 and June 2011 (Fig. 1); 457 patients (42.0%) met at least one inclusion criterion. Of these, 352 (77.0%) originated from a high HIV-prevalence country, 23 (5.0%) had returned from a high HIV-prevalence country, 15 (3.0%) presented with an indicator condition (14 with STIs and one with cervical dysplasia), 16 (3.5%) were sex workers, 11 (2.4%) were MSM, and five (1%) were active or former injecting drug users. Testing was offered to 186 patients (41.0%) and not offered to 272 patients; that is to say, there

were ‘missed opportunities’ in 59.5% of cases. buy Ruxolitinib The reasons for not offering testing were recorded for 148 patients, and were as follows: ‘not indicated’ for 66 patients (44.5%), ‘no time’ for 49 patients (33.0%), ‘impossible to offer a test’ for 10 patients (14.8%), ‘had taken test before’ for 16 patients (11.0%) and ‘known to be HIV positive’ for six patients (4.0%), meaning that the percentage of ‘real’ missed opportunities was 58.3%. No reason was recorded for why the test had not been offered for the remaining 124 patients who met at least one inclusion criterion. The three centres included in the study delivered care to a large proportion of highly vulnerable patients who had to deal with medical, financial, social, legal, psychological, mental and reproductive health issues. The practices of the centres regarding HIV testing were based on the model of VCT and the opt-in approach, where patients must affirmatively agree to the test being performed. Actively offering HIV testing was considered by centre staff

to be the prerogative of doctors. N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate transferase Psychologists, social workers and other staff members were not used to promote or offer HIV testing. Psychologists did not feel that they were ‘allowed’ to offer HIV testing. Furthermore, they often felt that HIV testing was not a priority for patients who had to deal with ‘heavy’ issues. Only one centre had a nurse. Before the beginning of the study, the staff of the three multidisciplinary centres had some concerns. The reception staff felt that the project was a form of discrimination against individuals of African origin and were worried about access to care and treatment for persons without health insurance. The GPs’ concerns mainly centred on time constraints and perceived lack of skills, especially in the performance of rapid tests.