Answer

 

Counseling for rapid HIV tests includes:

 

  • Information about the importance of HIV testing

     

  • Ways to reduce the risk of becoming infected with HIV

     

  • Next steps for people who have a reactive test result

     

  • Need for additional testing in people who have had a recent exposure to HIV

For more information about HIV counseling, see CDC's Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention website (http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/dhap.htm).



Last revised: March 28, 2007