Trial reportPloS one2015
Effectiveness of a pilot partner notification program for new HIV cases in Barcelona, Spain.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- HIV testing strategies employed in health care settings in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA): evidence from a systematic review.HIV medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Index participant characteristics and HIV assisted partner services efficacy in Kenya: results of a cluster randomized trial.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2019Trial
- Mobile Phone-Based Confidential Social Network Referrals for HIV Testing (CONSORT): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Balancing public health and privacy rights: a mixed-methods study on disclosure obligations of people living with HIV to their partners in China.Harm reduction journal · 2024Article
- Epidemiological Characteristics and Factors Associated with Repeat Sexually Transmitted Infections in Barcelona, Spain Over a Decade.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Article
- Partner Notification and Associated Factors among People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Bushenge Hospital, Rwanda.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2023Article
- What factors influence HIV testing? Modeling preference heterogeneity using latent classes and class-independent random effects.Journal of choice modelling · 2021Article
- Perspectives on voluntary assisted partner notification among providers, people with HIV and the general population in Indonesia: a formative qualitative study.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Uptake of a Partner Notification Model for HIV Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women in Tijuana, Mexico.AIDS and behavior · 2018Article
- Epidemiology of infections by HIV, Syphilis, Gonorrhea and Lymphogranuloma Venereum in Barcelona City: a population-based incidence study.BMC public health · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundAn estimated 30% of HIV cases in the European Union are not aware of their serological status. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a pilot HIV partner notification program.
methodsHIV cases diagnosed between January 2012 and June 2013 at two healthcare settings in Barcelona were invited to participate in a prospective survey. We identified process and outcome measures to evaluate this partner notification program, including the number of partners identified per interviewed index case, the proportion of partners tested for HIV as a result of the partner notification, and the proportion of new HIV diagnoses among their sex or needle-sharing partners.
resultsOf the 125 index cases contacted, 108 (86.4%) agreed to provide information about partners. A total of 199 sexual partners were identified (1.8 partners per interviewed index case). HIV outcome was already known for 58 partners (70.7% were known to be HIV-positive), 141 partners were tested as result of partner notification, and 26 were newly diagnosed with HIV. The case-finding effectiveness of the program was 18.4%.
conclusionThis pilot program provides evidence of the effectiveness of a partner notification program implemented in healthcare settings. This active partner notification program was feasible, acceptable to the user, and identified a high proportion of HIV-infected patients previously unaware of their status.
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