The Effect of HIV Field-Based Testing on the Proportion of Notified Partners Who Test for HIV in New York City
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11029040 |
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| Authors | Tamar C Renaud (New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene), Melissa R Wong, Angelica Bocour (0000-0002-4649-2202), Chi-Chi N Udeagu (0000-0001-8929-4540), Leonard Pickett, Elizabeth N Alt, Elizabeth Alt, Kent A Sepkowitz, Elizabeth M Begier, Elizabeth Begier (0000-0002-1287-5416) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 101 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1168-1171 |
| Publication date | 2011-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2011.300129 |
| PMID | 21653244 |
| PMCID | PMC3110207 |
| OpenAlex | W2154093940 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
HIV partner services can effectively reach populations with high HIV prevalence. However, located and notified sex and needle-sharing partners of persons infected with HIV often fail to test. Field testing may increase the proportion of notified partners who test for HIV. In 2008, New York City's health department incorporated field testing into partner services. After the introduction of field testing, the proportion of notified partners who tested for HIV rose from 52% to 76% (P
Biology · Environmental health · Family medicine · Field (mathematics) · Health services · Hiv test · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Population · Sociology · Test (biology) · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Mathematics · Medicine · Sex work and related issues · Virology · Gerontology
| Highly cited | No |
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