Free, anonymous HIV testing available at Blue Bus Clinic

Free, confidential and anonymous HIV tests are available to all at the Blue Bus Clinic, University Health Services‘ sexually transmitted infections clinic.

Blue Bus is the only sexually transmitted infections specialty clinic in the Madison area. A confidential test is protected as part of a person’s medical chart. In an anonymous test, the person’s identity is not known. People who are at risk for HIV infection are encouraged to take advantage of the test.

Recent data show that HIV has affected all racial and ethnic groups in Wisconsin. However, the rate of infection among African-Americans and Hispanics is higher than among other groups. People of color represent less than 8 percent of Wisconsin’s population, but one half of persons reported with HIV infection in 1997 were members of minority groups.

People face higher risks if they have had sex with people in the following categories, or who themselves are: men who have sex with other men; people using injected drugs; people who received blood; hemophiliacs; natives of Haiti or central or east Africa; and people who were sexually assaulted, or had sex in exchange for drugs or money.

It offers screening, diagnosis and treatment; services are available by appointment only. Teenagers do not need parental consent to be tested or treated. Some individuals may be eligible for reduced cost of care for sexually transmitted diseases.

To make an appointment, please call (608) 262-7330.