A participant observation study using actors at 30 publicly funded HIV counseling and testing sites in Pennsylvania.
Silvestre A, Gehl M, Encandela J, Schelzel G. A participant observation study using actors at 30 publicly funded HIV counseling and testing sites in Pennsylvania. American Journal Of Public Health 2000, 90: 1096-9. PMID: 10897188, PMCID: PMC1446285, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.90.7.1096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAIDS SerodiagnosisCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.CounselingEmployee Performance AppraisalFemaleGuideline AdherenceHealth PersonnelHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedObservationPatient SimulationPennsylvaniaPreventive Health ServicesProfessional-Patient RelationsUnited StatesConceptsHIV counselingPartner notification servicesStaff-client interactionsHIV diseaseAnonymous testingCDC guidelinesPrevention guidelinesTesting sitesDisease controlBaseline dataRange of complianceResearch assistantsObservation studyCounselingRisk reduction plansGuidelinesMail surveyFindingsDiseaseVisits