Question

Anonymous? Confidential? Texas A & M, like many universities, offers screening for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Students may choose either anonymous or confidential screening. An announcement says, “Persons who sign up for screening will be assigned a number so that they do not have to give their name.” They can learn the results of the test by telephone, still without giving their name. Does this describe anonymous or confidential screening? Why?

Short answer

This describes both anonymous or confidential screening.

Step-by-step solution

Step: 1:The given statement is:Texas A & M, like many universities, offers screening for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Students may choose either anonymous or confidential screening. An announcement says, “Persons who sign up for screening will be assigned a number so that they do not have to give their name.” They can learn the results of the test by telephone, still without giving their name.

I have to tell you the appropriate situation for this question.

Step 2:Given:There is a statement above.

This describes anonymous as well as confidential screening.

Reason:

It describes anonymous screening because all individuals are assigned a number, not a name. So it is not possible to find the individual's name from the number alone.

It also describes confidential screening because the identity of subjects or the test result will not be passed along to other individuals.