ArticleSexually transmitted diseases2013
Scale-up and case-finding effectiveness of an HIV partner services program in Cameroon: an innovative HIV prevention intervention for developing countries.
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- Improving HIV test uptake and case finding with assisted partner notification services.AIDS (London, England) · 2017Pooled it
- Increasing HIV serostatus disclosure in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review of intervention evaluations.AIDS (London, England) · 2015Pooled it
- Integrating prevention interventions for people living with HIV into care and treatment programs: a systematic review of the evidence.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2015Pooled it
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- Index participant characteristics and HIV assisted partner services efficacy in Kenya: results of a cluster randomized trial.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2019Trial
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- Assisted partner notification services to augment HIV testing and linkage to care in Kenya: study protocol for a cluster randomized trial.Implementation science : IS · 2015Trial
- Leading with HOPE: A Clinical Communication Campaign to Promote Partner HIV Testing in Assisted Partner Notification and Antenatal Care Programs in Uganda.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Human-Centered Design of an mHealth Tool for Optimizing HIV Index Testing in Wartime Ukraine: Formative Research Case Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Provider assisted partner notification utilization and associated factors among adolescents living with HIV in Uganda, a cross-sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundPartner services (PSs) are a long-standing component of HIV control programs in the United States and some parts of Europe. Small randomized trials suggest that HIV PS can be effective in identifying persons with undiagnosed HIV infection. However, the scalability and effectiveness of HIV PS in low-income countries are unknown.
methodsWe used data collected from 2009 to 2010 through a large HIV PS program in Cameroon to evaluate HIV PS in a developing country. HIV-positive index cases diagnosed in antenatal care, voluntary counseling and testing, and inpatient facilities were interviewed to collect information on their sexual partners. Partners were contacted via telephone or home visit to notify, test, and enroll those found to be HIV positive in medical care.
resultsHealth advisors interviewed 1462 persons with HIV infection during the evaluation period; these persons provided information about 1607 sexual partners. Health advisors notified 1347 (83.8%) of these partners, of whom 900 (66.8%) were HIV tested. Of partners tested, 451 (50.1%) were HIV positive, of whom 386 (85.6%) enrolled into HIV medical care. An average 3.2 index cases needed to be interviewed to identify 1 HIV case.
conclusionsHIV PS can be successfully implemented in a developing country and is highly effective in identifying persons with HIV infection and linking them to care.
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