 The cumbersome nature and complexity of current counseling and testing procedures have been suggested as reasons that rates of receipt of HIV test results are so low. Because the standard screening test results are unavailable on the same day, many persons do not return for the results. Up to 30 of persons who tested HIV-positive during 2000 and 39 of persons who tested HIV-negative did not return 1. The CDC has recommended that alternate streamlined counseling and testing methods may increase the receipt rates of HIV tests. To address the problems of failing to return for screening results, we incorporated rapid HIV testing into the proposed screening trial. 