HIV testing practices of primary care physicians: an Ontario survey.

To determine whether physicians are knowledgeable about the risk factors associated with HIV and whether perceived testing practices coincide with testing guidelines, 1,236 physicians were surveyed about which patients they would recommend for HIV testing. A total of 480 usable responses were obtained (response rate of 50% of the eligible sample). Most would suggest testing to partners of intravenous drug users, patients who received blood …