COPE® FOR MALE CIRCUMCISION SERVICES - EngenderHealth
COPE® FOR MALE CIRCUMCISION SERVICES - EngenderHealth
COPE® FOR MALE CIRCUMCISION SERVICES - EngenderHealth
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COPE for Male Circumcision Services<br />
8. Do staff take measures to ensure that private counseling sessions and MC procedures are<br />
not interrupted by other staff members<br />
9. When a third party is present during a counseling session, an examination, or MC<br />
procedure, do staff explain the person’s presence and ask the client’s permission for that<br />
person to be present<br />
10. Is the option of anonymous HIV testing available in your health care setting<br />
(Anonymous testing refers to conducting HIV tests when staff have no way of determining<br />
clients’ names or identities.) If anonymous HIV testing is not available at your service<br />
setting, is it available through referral<br />
11. Is the procedure for giving HIV test results to clients identical whether the test is<br />
negative or positive, so as to not indirectly reveal positive test results to other staff and<br />
clients<br />
12. Does your health care setting use a coding system for clients’ records to protect client<br />
privacy<br />
13. Are clients’ records, including all lab test results, kept in a secure location, with access<br />
strictly limited to authorized staff<br />
14. Does your health care setting use a system to ensure that clients do not have access to<br />
other clients’ records or test results<br />
15. Do staff explore with clients the implications of disclosing or not disclosing their HIV<br />
status to their partners<br />
16. Do staff explore with clients the implications of disclosing or not disclosing their HIV<br />
status to their family members or friends<br />
17. If national guidelines mandate partner notification, do providers consult with clients<br />
before informing their partners<br />
18. Do staff respect the decision of clients to not tell family members or partners about their<br />
HIV status<br />
19. Do staff inform clients that their HIV test results may be shared with other staff, to offer<br />
the best possible care to the client<br />
20. Does your health care setting have a mechanism in place for contacting clients who test<br />
HIV-positive and who do not return for follow-up services that does not violate their<br />
privacy and confidentiality<br />
21. For clients who test HIV-positive and wish to have a circumcision, does your service<br />
setting have a mechanism in place for providing the MC without violating the client’s<br />
privacy and confidentiality<br />
22. Do providers discuss client care with other staff only when necessary<br />
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