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Background: An evaluation of the 2010 ECDC guidance on HIV testing, conducted in October 2015–January 2016, assessed its impact, added value, relevance and usability and the need for updated guidance. Methods: Data sources were two surveys: one for the primary target audience (health policymakers and decision makers, national programme managers and ECDC official contact points in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries and one for a broader target audience (clinicians, civil society organisations and international public health agencies); two moderated focus group discussions  (17 participants each); webpage access data; a literature citation review; and an expert consultation (18 participants) to discuss the evaluation findings. Results: Twenty-three of 28 primary target audience and 31 of 51 broader target audience respondents indicated the guidance was the most relevant when compared with other international guidance. Primary target audience respondents in 11 of 23 countries reported that they had used the guidance in development, monitoring and/or evaluation of their national HIV testing policy, guidelines, programme and/or strategy, and 29 of 51 of the broader target audience respondents reported having used the guidance in their work. Both the primary and broader target audience considered it important or very important to have an EU/EEA-level HIV testing guidance (23/28 and 46/51, respectively). Conclusion: The guidance has been widely used to develop policies, guidelines, programmes and strategies in the EU/EEA and should be regularly updated due to continuous developments in the field in order to continue to serve as an important reference guidance in the region.

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HIV testing in Europe: Evaluating the impact, added value, relevance and usability of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)’s 2010 HIV testing guidance
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Ann+K+Sullivan&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Sullivan Ann K</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ida+Sperle&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Sperle Ida</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Dorthe+Raben&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Raben Dorthe</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Andrew+J+Amato-Gauci&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Amato-Gauci Andrew J</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jens+Dilling+Lundgren&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lundgren Jens Dilling</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Yazdan+Yazdanpanah&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Yazdanpanah Yazdan</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Stine+Finne+Jakobsen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Jakobsen Stine Finne</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Lara+Tavoschi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Tavoschi Lara</a></span>. HIV testing in Europe: Evaluating the impact, added value, relevance and usability of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)’s 2010 HIV testing guidance. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2017;22(48):pii=17-00323. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.48.17-00323" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.48.17-00323</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 15 May 2017;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 02 Oct 2017 </span> </p>
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