@article {4170, title = {Correlates of Having Never Been HIV Tested among Entrants to Substance Abuse Treatment Clinics: Empiric Findings from Real-World New England Settings.}, journal = {Journal of psychoactive drugs}, volume = {46}, year = {2014}, month = {2014 Jul-Aug}, pages = {208-14}, abstract = {Abstract Routine testing is the cornerstone to identifying HIV, but not all substance abuse treatment patients have been tested. This study is a real-world evaluation of predictors of having never been HIV tested among patients initiating substance abuse treatment. Participants (N = 614) from six New England clinics were asked whether they had ever been HIV tested. Eighty-five patients (13.8\%) reported having never been tested and were compared to those who had undergone testing. Clinic, male gender (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 1.91, 95\% confidence interval (CI) = 1.07-3.41), and having fewer employment (AOR = 0.31; 95\% CI = 0.11-0.88) and medical problems (AOR = 0.40, 95\% CI = 0.17-0.99) were independently correlated with having never been HIV tested. Thus, there is still considerable room for improved testing strategies as a clinically significant minority of substance abuse patients have never undergone HIV testing when they initiate treatment.}, issn = {0279-1072}, doi = {10.1080/02791072.2014.915363}, author = {Chadwick, Jeanne J and Andrade, Leonardo F and Altice, Frederick L and Petry, Nancy M} }