ArticleHIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.)2013
Acceptance of referral for partners by clients testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus.
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- Barriers and facilitators of HIV partner status notification in low- and lower-middle-income countries: A mixed-methods systematic review.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Pooled it
- Understanding Barriers to Scaling Up HIV-Assisted Partner Services in Kenya.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2016Trial
- A qualitative study exploring approaches, barriers, and facilitators of the HIV partner notification program in Kerman, Iran.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- "I feel good because I have saved their lives": Acceptability of assisted partner services among female index clients and male sexual partners in Kenya.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- "It is a process" - a qualitative evaluation of provider acceptability of HIV assisted partner services in western Kenya: experiences, challenges, and facilitators.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Acceptance of Index Case HIV Testing and Its Associated Factors Among HIV/AIDS Clients on ART Follow-Up in West Ethiopia: A Multi-Centered Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Article
- HIV Partner Notification Values and Preferences Among Sex Workers, Fishermen, and Mainland Community Members in Rakai, Uganda: A Qualitative Study.AIDS and behavior · 2018Article
- Prevalence and predictors of late presentation for HIV care in South Africa.South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde · 2017Article
- Acceptance of the Index Case HIV Testing and Associated Factors among Anti-Retroviral Therapy Patients in Public Health Facilities in Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Cross-Sectional Study Design with Document Review.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive individuals who do not disclose their HIV status to their partners are more likely to present late for HIV and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) care than those who have disclosed their HIV status to their partners. A major area of challenge with regards to HIV counseling for clients is disclosure of their HIV status to their partners. The main methods of partner notification are patient referral, provider referral, contract referral, and outreach assistance. The emphasis on a plausible and comprehensive partner referral strategy for widespread positive case detection in resource-limited countries needs to be thought out and developed.
methodsA qualitative study was conducted among newly HIV-positive clients to identify partners for notification and acceptance of referral by their partners. Health service providers working in HIV testing and counseling clinics were also provided with semistructured questionnaires in order to assess their view towards partner notification strategies for clients testing positive for HIV.
resultsFifteen newly diagnosed HIV-positive clients were counseled to provide referral slips to their partners. All clients agreed and took the referral card. However, only eight were willing and actually provided the card to their partners. Five of the eight partners of clients who tested HIV-positive and who were provided with referral cards responded to the referral and were tested for HIV. Three were positive and two were negative. Nine of 11 counselors did not agree to requesting partner locator information from HIV-positive clients for contractual referral and/or outreach assistance. The findings from the study were categorized by nine themes. A comprehensive and integrated approach of partner notification and a referral framework with active counselor involvement was developed.
conclusionPartner notification and referral can be improved by an integrated and comprehensive framework, with active involvement of HIV counselors in the disclosure process.
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