ArticleBMC infectious diseases2020
What is the level of uptake of partner notification services in HIV testing in selected health facilities in Gatanga Sub County, Muranga County - Kenya; a retrospective study.
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- Acceptance of HIV Index Case Testing and Associated Factors Among People Living with HIV and on Anti-Retroviral Therapy in Ethiopia: Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CarePooled it
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- Assisted partner notification as a strategy to enhance Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) screening and uptake - results from a prospective cohort study in Lilongwe, Malawi.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- The Magnitude and Associated Factors of Early Index Case Testing Among Adult HIV Index Cases at Debre Markos Town High Load Health Facilities 2023.AIDS research and treatment · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Index Testing: A Global Scoping Review.International journal of MCH and AIDS · 2025Review
- Provider assisted partner notification utilization and associated factors among adolescents living with HIV in Uganda, a cross-sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Innovations in Providing HIV Index Testing Services: A Retrospective Evaluation of Partner Elicitation Models in Southern Nigeria.Global health, science and practice · 2024Article
- Providing HIV-assisted partner services to partners of partners in western Kenya: an implementation science study.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2024Article
- Improving HIV Case Finding Through Index Testing: Findings from Health Facilities in 12 Districts of South Africa, October 2019-September 2021.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Acceptance of assisted partner notification among HIV-positive adults with severe mental illness at a national referral hospital in Uganda: a cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2024Article
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- Uptake and acceptability of oral HIV self-testing in the context of assisted partner services in Western Kenya: A mixed-methods analysis.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Real-world impact of integrating HIV assisted partner services into 31 facilities in Kenya: a single-arm, hybrid type 2 implementation-effectiveness study.The Lancet. Global health · 2023Article
- "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
- Ensuring Optimal Community HIV Testing Services in Nigeria Using an Enhanced Community Case-Finding Package (ECCP), October 2019-March 2020: Acceleration to HIV Epidemic Control.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundIdentification of people living with HIV is key in HIV prevention and control. Partner Notification service is a World Health Organization backed strategy of reaching out to sexual partners of people diagnosed with HIV for HIV testing. However, its adoption and success rate in Kenya remains unknown.
methodsA cross sectional facility based study was undertaken in five purposely selected health facilities in Gatanga Sub county, Muranga County, Kenya. A retrospective review of patient medical records data for HIV positive index clients and their Sexual Partners conducted. Census approach was applied to extract data for study subjects from Partner Notification Services registers for the period covering January 2017 to August 2018. Epi Info software was used for data analysis.
resultsA total of 183 index clients were offered Partner notification services. The mean age of the indexed clients studied was 39(SD ±13.1). Females comprised 64% of clients studied. Of the 183 indexed clients, 89% accepted the services and elicited 216 sexual partners for tracing. The ratio of elicited sexual partners to index client was 1.3:1. Out of the 216 sexual partners, 77% were reached and tested. A total of 46 [32%] of the sexual partners elicited and traced, tested HIV positive. The most preferred approaches were provider referral (51%) and contract referral (45%). Dual referral (4%) was the least preferred approach.
conclusionsAssisted Partner notification services is acceptable and an effective strategy of increasing HIV case identification and raising awareness to exposed sexual partners in low resource countries.
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