Reaching the First 90 in Uganda: Predictors of Success in Contacting and Testing the Named Sexual Partners of HIV+ Index Clients in Kiboga District
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DOI: 10.1007/s10461-018-2137-y
Abstract: Assisted partner notification programs represent one strategy for targeted HIV testing and treatment of exposed individuals in high-risk populations. This study of a pilot Partner Services program in rural Uganda describes predictors of successful contact… read more here.
Keywords: partners hiv; partner; hiv index; sexual partners ... See more keywords
Healthcare providers’ perspective on barriers to optimal HIV index testing: an interview-based study
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DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.26378.1
Abstract: Background: HIV testing services (HTS) and antiretroviral therapy have seen a substantial scale-up. Poorly targeted HTS have continued to miss people living with HIV who do not know their HIV status. This requires new and… read more here.
Keywords: index; hiv index; barriers optimal; index testing ... See more keywords
HIV index testing to improve HIV positivity rate and linkage to care and treatment of sexual partners, adolescents and children of PLHIV in Lesotho
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212762
Abstract: Despite years of HIV testing and other interventions, Lesotho continues to experience an incredibly high HIV burden. Prevalence of HIV among children ages 0–14 years is at 2.1% and 25.6% among adults ages 15–59 years.… read more here.
Keywords: index testing; index; hiv index; positivity rate ... See more keywords