A Systematic Review of HIV Partner Counseling and Referral Services: Client and Provider Attitudes, Preferences, Practices, and Experiences

Passin, Warren F.; Kim, Angela S.; Hutchinson, Angela B.; Crepaz, Nicole; Herbst, Jeffrey H.; Lyles, Cynthia M.

doi:10.1097/01.olq.0000194597.16236.48

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“…Statistically significant differences in HIV test result were found across the three testing strategies (χ 2 (2)=18.31, p< 0.001). As shown in Table 2, the positivity rate for men tested via alternative venue testing was 6.3% (n=25) compared to 19.3% (n=21) for men tested via the social networks strategy and 14.3% (n=7) for men tested via partner services. There was no statistically significant difference in HIV test results for men tested via the social networks strategy and partner services (OR=1.43, 95% CI=0.56, 3.64).…”

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“…Partner services is a public health strategy that involves identifying, locating, and interviewing HIV-infected persons (index patients) to elicit names and contact information of their sex and needle-sharing partners, notifying partners of their exposure to HIV, and providing HIV counseling, testing, and referral services to those partners [15]. Research suggests that partner services is effective for recruiting partners into testing services and identifying previously undiagnosed HIV-positive individuals [16][17][18][19].…”

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Evaluation of the Relative Effectiveness of Three HIV Testing Strategies Targeting African American Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in New York City

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Evaluation of the Relative Effectiveness of Three HIV Testing Strategies Targeting African American Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in New York City

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“…Although data on sexual partner notification practices among HIV-infected patients receiving HIV care exist(5-10), little is known about whether these practices vary based on risk of HIV transmission as determined by HIV viral load. Moreover, there is a paucity of data specifically on the practices among men(11).…”

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Sexual Partner Notification of HIV Infection Among a National United States-Based Sample of HIV-Infected Men

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Limited data exist on whether sexual partner notification practices among HIV-infected men, particularly those who have sex with men (MSM), vary by HIV viral load. We examined factors associated with complete (all partners) vs. incomplete partner notification in 760 HIV-infected individuals across the United States, 49% of whom were MSM. Thirty-four percent reported incomplete partner notification. Incomplete partner notification was more likely among black men, MSM, and those reporting casual partners and non-condom use. Partner notification practices did not vary by HIV viral load except among those with casual partners in whom a detectable viral load was associated with incomplete partner notification. Increased sexual partner notification among HIV-infected men, especially MSM, is needed.

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“…In 2008, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published revised guidance on PS and encouraged the coordination of these activities for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. 1 While HIV PS has been shown to be cost-effective [2][3][4] and is well accepted by the communities served, [5][6][7] uptake of HIV PS has been slow. A survey of U.S. health departments with the highest HIV and sexually transmitted disease (STD) morbidity in 2006 found that HIV PS was more common than in 2001, and nearly all surveyed jurisdictions provided HIV PS to those diagnosed with HIV in municipal STD clinics.…”

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Partner Services as Targeted HIV Screening—Changing the Paradigm

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Objectives. The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) has the goal of offering HIV partner services (PS) to all individuals newly diagnosed with HIV in San Francisco. However, measuring the potential impact of these services is challenging. Building on an existing syphilis partner notification program, we developed a framework for expanding and monitoring HIV PS in San Francisco. Methods. We identified process and outcome measures to evaluate HIV PS in San Francisco, including the number of index patients interviewed, the proportion of named partners who had previously diagnosed HIV infection, the proportion of HIV-uninfected partners who tested through HIV PS, and the positivity rate among the partners tested. Results were recorded in a locally developed electronic surveillance and case-management system at SFDPH. Results. We examined HIV PS data from 2005–2011. In 2011, 426 new HIV diagnoses were reported, and 178 were assigned for HIV PS; of these, 124 (69.7%) patients were successfully interviewed, naming a total of 109 sex partners. Of the named partners, 34 (31.2%) had been previously diagnosed with HIV. Among the remaining named partners not known to be HIV infected, 31 (32.3%) were tested, for a positivity of 22.6% (n=7). The proportion of HIV that was newly diagnosed by a provider who participated in the citywide HIV PS program increased from 15.4% in 2005 to 69.5% in 2011. Conclusions. As HIV PS expand, locally relevant outcome measures are increasingly important. Using these criteria, HIV PS as a targeted screening activity resulted in the identification of newly diagnosed HIV cases.

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A Systematic Review of HIV Partner Counseling and Referral Services: Client and Provider Attitudes, Preferences, Practices, and Experiences

Cited by 59 publications

References 30 publications

Evaluation of the Relative Effectiveness of Three HIV Testing Strategies Targeting African American Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in New York City

Evaluation of the Relative Effectiveness of Three HIV Testing Strategies Targeting African American Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in New York City

Sexual Partner Notification of HIV Infection Among a National United States-Based Sample of HIV-Infected Men

Partner Services as Targeted HIV Screening—Changing the Paradigm

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