Reasons for requesting HIV testing in anonymous no-cost screening centers:a study of 891 cases

In France, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing is usually performed in centers for information and anonymous cost-free detection (Centres d'Inf ormation et de Depistage Anonyme-et Gratuit, CIDAG), In this work, we studi ed the reasons people ask for HIV testing at the CIDAG in Lyons, Eight hund red and ninety one people were asked to give their reasons. The response ra tio was 85% and the sex-ratio 1:1. Seventy-five percent of the people were single. The main motivation was the desire to begin a relationship with ano ther person without using condoms, Nonetheless, we were impressed by the hi gh level of high-risk behaviors, To our knowledge, this is the first study about motivations of outpatients at the CIDAG.