Low risk of social harms in an HIV assisted partner services programme in Cameroon
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DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25308
Abstract: HIV transmission through heterosexual sex and sex between men accounts for majority of new HIV infections [1]. Notifying and offering testing services to partners of people living with HIV can be an effective way of… read more here.
Keywords: risk social; partner; assisted partner; hiv ... See more keywords
Effectiveness of HIV self‐testing when offered within assisted partner services in Western Kenya (APS‐HIVST Study): a cluster randomized controlled trial
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DOI: 10.1002/jia2.26298
Abstract: Assisted partner services (APS) is an effective strategy for increasing HIV testing, new diagnosis, and linkage to care among sexual partners of people living with HIV (PLWH). APS can be resource intensive as it requires… read more here.
Keywords: hiv self; hiv; assisted partner; self testing ... See more keywords
Descriptive study: Feasibility of integrating hypertension screening into HIV assisted partner notification services model in Kenya.
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000033067
Abstract: Prevalence of hypertension (HTN) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are high among men while screening rates are low. Assisted partner notification service is a strategy recommended by the World Health Organization that aims to increase… read more here.
Keywords: htn; hiv; partner notification; assisted partner ... See more keywords
Assisted Partner Notification Services in Namibia: Comparison of Case-Finding in Persons With New and Previously Diagnosed Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and Success as a Platform for PrEP Referral
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DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001922
Abstract: Assisted partner notification services provided to both newly and previously diagnosed index cases in Namibia identified human immunodeficiency virus undiagnosed sex partners and biological children and successfully integrated preexposure prophylaxis referral. Background Assisted partner notification… read more here.
Keywords: previously diagnosed; hiv; assisted partner; partner notification ... See more keywords
Assisted Partner Notification Services are Safe and Effective as they are Brought to Scale in Mozambique.
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DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003203
Abstract: BACKGROUND The World Health Organization recommends that persons diagnosed with HIV be offered assisted partner notification services (APS). There are limited data on the safety of APS as implemented in public health programs. SETTING 3… read more here.
Keywords: partner notification; mozambique; partner; assisted partner ... See more keywords
Cost of integrating assisted partner services in HIV testing services in Kisumu and Homa Bay counties, Kenya: a microcosting study
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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07479-4
Abstract: Background HIV assisted partner services (aPS), or provider notification and testing for sexual and injecting partners of people diagnosed with HIV, is shown to be safe, effective, and cost-effective and was scaled up within the… read more here.
Keywords: hiv positive; assisted partner; hiv testing; cost ... See more keywords
Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Distributing HIV Self-Tests within Assisted Partner Services in Western Kenya
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DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12191918
Abstract: Background: Assisted partner services (APS) is a recommended public health approach to promote HIV testing for sexual partners of individuals diagnosed with HIV. We evaluated the cost and cost-effectiveness of integrating oral HIV self-testing (HIVST)… read more here.
Keywords: cost cost; assisted partner; hivst; effectiveness ... See more keywords