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HIV testing and diagnosis

Information on HIV testing and testing programs

• Who should be tested for HIV?: Testing in specific circumstances
• How does an HIV test work?
• Just diagnosed?
• Counseling and testing practices and programs

Who should be tested for HIV?

Information on risk factors and who is most at risk for HIV infection

• How do you know if you have HIV? from Managing your health
• HIV & AIDS Basic Facts – This brochure offers the basics on HIV transmission, testing and treatment.

Testing in specific circumstances

Information on HIV testing for people in specific situations

• ASO411 – locate an AIDS Service Organization (ASO) or other HIV-related service in your area
• HIV Testing in Pregnancy from the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)
• Testing for HIV in pregnancy – Canadian Paediatric Society statement (2008)
• More on testing during pregnancy

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How does an HIV test work?

Information on the HIV tests used in Canada

• How do you know if you have HIV? from Managing your health
• Rapid HIV Testing in Canada from the Canadian AIDS Society
• HIV Testing and Infection Reporting in Canada from the Public Health Agency of Canada
• HIV Testing  from the AIDS Committee of Toronto

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Just diagnosed?

Basic information for someone who has been diagnosed with HIV

• Just diagnosed with HIV
• You've just been diagnosed with HIV… from Managing your health
• Just diagnosed with HIV animated video (requires broadband connection)
• HIV & AIDS Basic Facts – This brochure offers the basics on HIV transmission, testing and treatment.
• ASO411 – locate an AIDS Service Organization (ASO) or other HIV-related service in your area

For more information on HIV, please visit HIV plain and simple.

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Counseling and testing practices and programs

Information on HIV testing and how to develop and implement HIV counselling and testing programs

• HIV Testing – info sheets from the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
• Forced HIV Testing – questions and answers from the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
• More on HIV testing and counseling programs

Web sites

• HIV Testing Policies in Canada: Responding to the Media and the Public  from the Canadian AIDS Society

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Decisions about particular medical treatments should always be made in consultation with a qualified medical practitioner who is knowledgeable about HIV-related illness and the treatments in question. MORE

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