Main objectives
- to analyse HIV testing and counselling in EU countries as reference material for ECDC advice activity to Member States
Specific objectives
- to map HIV testing policies and guidelines in the EU Member States
- to identify practices and barriers with regard to HIV testing and counselling
- to develop a theorethical framework and a model to improve the effectiveness of HIV testing and counselling
METHODS
- questionnaire survey among key-informants within the ministries of health, health authorities and professional organisations in each of the EU Member States
- questionnaire survey on the access to HIV testing (policy level)
- structured interviews on the provision of HIV testing services (health care provider level)
- semi-structured interviews on perceptions with regard to HIV testing & counselling (client level)
- applying the Piot-Fransen Model to HIV testing & counselling to specific populations/settings
- consensus development conference on specific recommendations