HIV partner notification

Incorporating Rapid HIV Testing into Partner Counseling and Referral Services

“…Three-quarters of partners notified of their possible exposure to HIV infection through PCRS who were not known to be HIV-infected were tested for HIV, which is similar to findings reported by others. In a review by Fenton and Peterman, 38% to 100% of those partners notified received HIV testing, 8 and in a review by Hogben and colleagues, 42% to 97% of partners notified were tested. 9 In a study of PCRS in Georgia, 54% of partners were tested.…”

Case-Finding Effectiveness of Partner Notification and Cluster Investigation for Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV

“…Various aspects of the literature on the effectiveness of PN have been reviewed many times over the past 20 years. [1][2][3][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] My review complements this prior work by providing a comprehensive update and an in-depth assessment of case-finding effectiveness. In addition, I also provide a review of research on the relative case-finding effectiveness of different PN referral strategies, factors associated with successful PN, innovative strategies for PN, coverage of PN, and impact of PN on disease transmission.…”

Missed Opportunities for HIV Infection Prevention in HIV Sero-Discordant and X-Negative Concordant Couples

“…Such loss of opportunity is related to the finding which states HIV negative participants in sero concordant relationships view themselves at relatively low risk for HIV transmission and they make infrequent HIV test (22).Partner notification and referral for HIV test was delayed in most of the occasions of all group might have led to an increase in missed opportunity for prevention of further new infection. But, a study conducted to assess the outcome of partner notification showed that there is a high degree of compliance suggesting that at-risk groups are interested in obtaining information about their exposure and the options available for management provided that positive partners disclose their result (18). The gap found in knowledge and practices of interviewed clients on HIV prevention was mainly linked to the missed opportunities by health professionals in addressing the issues while clients were in the health facilities.HIV transmission may be reduced among HIV discordant couples after initiation of ART due to reductions in HIV viral load and increased consistent condom us (11).Five of the 23(self or partner positive) clients were not on ART which increases the risk of infection.…”

“…New developments in therapy, counseling, testing technology, and new trends in the HIV epidemic have increased the value of partner notification. In general, between 50 and 100% of notified partners will accept counseling about their HIV exposure, and will agree to have an HIV test (18).Such partner referral for HIV testing through partner notification reduces the missed opportunities for HIV infection prevention.…”