A public health approach to HIV testing, commonly abbreviated VCT, that pairs the test itself with two counseling sessions, pre-test counseling beforehand and post-test counseling once results are available, with the counseling addressing the HIV infection, the disease AIDS itself, the testing process and ways to reduce future risk through behavior change. VCT centers commonly use rapid HIV tests that need only a drop of blood or a swab of cells from inside the mouth, an approach valued for being inexpensive, requiring only limited staff training to administer, and returning results in about fifteen minutes rather than requiring a laboratory turnaround. The approach has been especially widely adopted across African nations, where large numbers of people have sought VCT services to learn their HIV status as national programs expanded access to testing and counseling.
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Practice ClassSourced to the subject's own accountPublic health, HIV testing and counseling 1 AudienceSourced to the subject's own account Classification
Practice ClassSourced to the subject's own accountConventional / Biomedical Practice 1 Voluntary Counseling and Testing
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Voluntary counseling and testing is the standard delivery mechanism for the first of the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets, that 90 percent of people living with HIV know their status.
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Voluntary counseling and testing (SubLabel Screening Practice) is a preventive-care screening and risk-counseling service.
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Source who.int: New law important boost to HIV response in the Philippines
Source www.gov.za: SA PMTCT
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Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) for HIV usually involves two counseling sessions
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Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) for HIV usually involves two counseling sessions
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A public health approach to HIV testing, commonly abbreviated VCT, that pairs the test itself with two counseling sessions, pre-test counseling beforehand and post-test counseling once results are available.
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A comprehensive package of interventions were developed and implemented, including routinely offered voluntary counselling and testing (VCT), counselling on infant feeding practices, safe non-invasive obstetric procedures, single dose nevirapine (sdNVP) and the provision of infant formula feeding.
who.int: New law important boost to HIV response in the Philippines
who.intPractice Delivered By Program: Philippines HIV and AIDS Policy Act, Lead sectionQuote, Practice Delivered By Program: Philippines HIV and AIDS Policy Act, Lead section
HIV testing is now also a routine procedure of prenatal care to prevent HIV infection from mother to child during pregnancy, labour and breastfeeding.
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What year did Voluntary Counseling and Testing originate as a named practice?
The Wikipedia article on voluntary counseling and testing describes the practice's method but gives no year for when it began as a named HIV testing and counseling practice.
What would resolve this A source dating when voluntary counseling and testing for HIV was first named and adopted as a distinct practice, such as an early CDC or WHO guideline, would resolve this.
Wikipedia: Voluntary counseling and testing
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