HIV trauma and the emergency departments: The CDC optout approach should be adopted in South Africa

Background. Trauma is the fourth burden of disease in South Africa (SA). The risk group is the same as that for HIV/AIDS. The Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization promulgated the opt-out testing system 10 years ago and several high- and lower-middleincome countries have adop...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Timothy Hardcastle, Bhakti Hansoti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Medical Publishing Group 2016-12-01
Series:South African Journal of Bioethics and Law
Online Access:http://www.sajbl.org.za/index.php/sajbl/article/download/486/490