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HIV testing in primary care in the West of Ireland: a mixed-method survey between 2013 and 2023

Bearach Reynolds, Ruth Naughton, Niamh Lynn, Orlaith Finucane, Maureen E Kelly, Genevieve McGuire, Anne Marie Regan, Fiona Murphy, Helen Tuite and Catherine Fleming
BJGP Open 2025; 9 (4): BJGPO.2025.0034. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0034
Bearach Reynolds
1 Mater Hospital Catherine McAuley Education & Research Centre, Infectious Diseases Department, Mater Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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Ruth Naughton
2 Galway Family Planning Clinic, Galway, Republic of Ireland
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Niamh Lynn
3 Consultant GU/HIV Medicine and PrEP Clinical Lead Our Lady of Lourdes, Drogheda, Republic of Ireland
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Orlaith Finucane
4 Department of Infectious Diseases, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Republic of Ireland
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Maureen E Kelly
5 Discipline of General Practice, School of Medicine, Clinical Science Institute, University of Galway, Galway, Republic of Ireland
6 Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland, Galway, Republic of Ireland
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Genevieve McGuire
7 GP and Retired Programme Director Western Training Programme in GP, Clare, Republic of Ireland
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Anne Marie Regan
8 ICGP and Psychological Society of Ireland, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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Fiona Murphy
4 Department of Infectious Diseases, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Republic of Ireland
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9 Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician, University Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland
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vol. 9 no. 4 BJGPO.2025.0034
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0034
PubMed 
40610044

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  • Received February 10, 2025
  • Revision received April 17, 2025
  • Accepted June 8, 2025
  • Published online December 19, 2025.

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  1. Bearach Reynolds1,*,
  2. Ruth Naughton2,
  3. Niamh Lynn3,
  4. Orlaith Finucane4,
  5. Maureen E Kelly5,6,
  6. Genevieve McGuire7,
  7. Anne Marie Regan8,
  8. Fiona Murphy4,
  9. Helen Tuite9,10 and
  10. Catherine Fleming10
  1. 1 Mater Hospital Catherine McAuley Education & Research Centre, Infectious Diseases Department, Mater Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
  2. 2 Galway Family Planning Clinic, Galway, Republic of Ireland
  3. 3 Consultant GU/HIV Medicine and PrEP Clinical Lead Our Lady of Lourdes, Drogheda, Republic of Ireland
  4. 4 Department of Infectious Diseases, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Republic of Ireland
  5. 5 Discipline of General Practice, School of Medicine, Clinical Science Institute, University of Galway, Galway, Republic of Ireland
  6. 6 Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland, Galway, Republic of Ireland
  7. 7 GP and Retired Programme Director Western Training Programme in GP, Clare, Republic of Ireland
  8. 8 ICGP and Psychological Society of Ireland, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
  9. 9 Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician, University Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland
  10. 10 School of Medicine, University of Galway and University Hospital Galway, Galway, Republic of Ireland
  1. ↵ *For correspondence:
    Bearach Reynolds, bearachreynolds{at}gmail.com
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BJGP Open 2025; 9 (4): BJGPO.2025.0034. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0034
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