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BACKGROUNDIn a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in a blood bank in São Paulo, we tested the hypotheses that offering client‐centered human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counseling and testing to blood donors would: 1) reduce the risk of HIV contamination in the blood supply by diverting higher‐risk, test‐seeking donors away from donation and 2) increase return for results and referrals to care.
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HIV test-seeking behavior among blood donors has been observed worldwide and may pose a threat to the safety of the blood supply. We evaluated current test-seeking motivations and prior alternative HIV testing experiences among blood donors in São Paulo, Brazil. All candidate or potential blood donors were consecutively approached and recruited to participate in the study upon presentation at Fundação...
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