TY  - JOUR
T1  - DIscoveries
AU  - Nakashima AK, Horsley R, Frey RL, Sweeney PA, Weber J, Fleming PL
Y1  - 1999/04/21
N1  - 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-281-15-jbk0421
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1377
EP  - 1380
VL  - 281
IS  - 15
N2  - 
In Reply: We considered and rejected
using comparison states as suggested by Ms Aragón and Dr Myers
because each state's HIV counseling and testing program has unique
policies for site selection, funding, training of counselors, and
recommendations to clients. Each state served as its own "control"
before and after reporting was implemented. Selection of a comparable
period for comparison states would also be difficult. The 6 states in
our study were chosen because they had counseling and testing data
available before and after implementation of HIV reporting policies. Of
the 21 other states with HIV reporting policies for adults and
adolescents at the end of 1997,1 20 had implemented these
policies before or soon after the HIV
counseling and testing data system was begun,
and 1 (Florida) began HIV reporting very recently and not enough time
has elapsed to have adequate data for analysis. The year-to-year median
percentage changes in total number of HIV tests during 1992 through
1996 for areas with and without HIV reporting were similar in magnitude
and trend.2

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-281-15-jbk0421
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-281-15-jbk0421
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