1. HIV infection is the leading cause of death in the United States among people 25 to 44 years of age.
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2. Up to 1 million Americans are now infected with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus, the virus that causes AIDS).
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3. An estimated 40,000 to 80,000 new infections occur each year.
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4. HIV testing is available only through a health professional.
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5. The first HIV test system that includes an over-the-counter home-use specimen collection kit, was approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in 1996.
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6. A survey by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) showed that only 20 percent of people at increased risk for HIV infection had planned to be tested by a professional within a year's time.
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7. The CDCP’s survey revealed that 42 percent of people at increased risk for HIV would likely use a home testing and counseling service.
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8. With the home test system, the consumer mails a dried blood sample obtained from a finger prick to a laboratory for analysis.
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9. After a week, the person can obtain the test results by telephone.
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10. The test is not very accurate, however.
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11. The test’s sensitivity is 99.9 percent, and specificity is almost 100 percent.
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12. Sensitivity refers to the test's ability to accurately indicate HIV infection in people who are infected (a true positive result).
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13. Specificity refers to its ability to indicate the absence of infection in people who are not infected with HIV (a true negative result).
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14. The sensitivity and specificity of the HIV test means that one would expect only one in 1,000 people to falsely test positive, and almost no one to falsely test negative.
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15. When a consumer calls for his or her test results, professional counseling and, if necessary, referrals for treatment are offered.
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16. Counseling for individuals who test positive is not typically recommended.
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17. The HIV home testing system is not designed to protect a person's anonymity.
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18. As of April 2000, there are very few HIV home tests by FDA the and legally sold in the U.S.
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19. There are more than a dozen different unapproved HIV home test kits being fraudulently advertised or marketed in magazines and on the internet.
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20. Some unapproved test kits claim to detect antibodies to HIV in blood or saliva samples and provide results in the home in 15 minutes or less.
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21. Some HIV home test kits falsely claim to be approved by the FDA or manufactured in a FDA approved/registered/licensed facility.
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22. If you are in doubt about whether an HIV home test kit you are considering using is approved, you can call the FDA at 301-827-4460.
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