2009 Quality Assurance Standards for HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral Data

September 2009

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2009 Quality Assurance Standards for HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral Data. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2009: [inclusive page numbers]. Accessed [date].

Contents

• Acknowledgments

1. Overview
• What is this document?
• Who is this document for?
• How should I use this document?
• What is data quality?
• Why is it important to invest in high-quality CTR data?
• CTR data life cycle
2. Standards and Suggested Practices
   1. Protocol for data QA
   2. Staffing, training, and communication
   3. Data security and client confidentiality
   4. Data collection
   5. Data entry
   6. Data management and cleaning
   7. Data submission
   8. Data analysis and utilization
3. Appendixes
   • Appendix A. QA standards for HIV CTR data
   • Appendix B. Resources, by standard
   • Appendix C. Common CTR data errors
   • Appendix D. Methods used to develop the 2009 QA Standards