Financial Incentives for Linkage to Care and Viral Suppression Among HIV-Positive Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial (HPTN 065)
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.2158
Abstract: Importance Achieving linkage to care and viral suppression in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients improves their well-being and prevents new infections. Current gaps in the HIV care continuum substantially limit such benefits. Objective To evaluate… read more here.
Keywords: positive patients; linkage care; care; hiv positive ... See more keywords
Evaluation of the iCARE Nigeria Pilot Intervention Using Social Media and Peer Navigation to Promote HIV Testing and Linkage to Care Among High-Risk Young Men
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0148
Abstract: Key Points Question Does iCARE Nigeria, a combination intervention using social media and peer navigation, increase HIV testing and linkage to care among high-risk young men, including men who have sex with other men (MSM)?… read more here.
Keywords: icare nigeria; social media; care; hiv testing ... See more keywords
Increased Hepatitis C virus screening, diagnosis and linkage to care rates among people who use drugs through a patient-centered program from Italy.
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DOI: 10.1002/ueg2.12156
Abstract: BACKGROUND Rates of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing and diagnosis are variable among people who use drugs (PWUD). In Puglia in 2018, of 871 subjects screened, 38% had HCV antibodies (HCVAb). Despite sustained virologic response… read more here.
Keywords: among people; linkage care; hepatitis virus; care ... See more keywords
Technology-Based Interventions to Increase Point-of-Care HIV Testing and Linkage to Care Among Youth in the US: A Systematic Review
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DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-03112-9
Abstract: HIV testing rates remain low among youth ages 13–24 in the US, with only 55% of HIV-positive youth aware of their serostatus. We conducted a systematic review to assess the utility of technology-based interventions to… read more here.
Keywords: technology based; hiv testing; linkage care; based interventions ... See more keywords
The change in the nationwide seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus and the status of linkage to care in South Korea from 2009 to 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/s12072-019-09975-y
Abstract: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) requires epidemiological monitoring to estimate its disease burden and to develop countermeasures. This study aimed to investigate the difference between the 2015 and 2009 nationwide anti-HCV seroprevalence and to determine linkage… read more here.
Keywords: seroprevalence; south korea; hcv; linkage care ... See more keywords
HIV screening and linkage to care in a health department in Valencia, Spain: Lessons learned from a healthcare quality improvement project
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000030400
Abstract: Spain’s rate of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnoses exceeds that of the European Economic Area average (8.6 vs 5.6:100,000 in 2018). The country has failed to meet the first of United Nations Programme on… read more here.
Keywords: spain; hiv; project; care ... See more keywords
Determinants of time from HIV infection to linkage-to-care in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001435
Abstract: Objective: To estimate time from HIV infection to linkage-to-care and its determinants. Linkage-to-care is usually assessed using the date of HIV diagnosis as the starting point for exposure time. However, timing of diagnosis is likely… read more here.
Keywords: linkage care; infection linkage; time; linkage ... See more keywords
Blood‐borne virus testing in emergency departments – a systematic review of seroprevalence, feasibility, acceptability and linkage to care
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DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13328
Abstract: Blood‐borne viruses (BBVs) cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Emergency departments (EDs) offer a point of contact for groups at increased risk of BBVs who may be less likely to engage with primary care. We… read more here.
Keywords: emergency departments; care; blood borne; linkage care ... See more keywords
Using the barriers and facilitators to linkage to HIV care to inform hepatitis C virus (HCV) linkage to care strategies for people released from prison: Findings from a systematic review
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DOI: 10.1111/jvh.13220
Abstract: Elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among short‐term sentenced prison populations will require improved access to HCV care and specific strategies dedicated to linkage upon release. Prison‐based HCV care has lagged behind HIV care, but… read more here.
Keywords: hiv care; hcv; facilitators linkage; linkage care ... See more keywords
Poor linkage to care may compromise the Brazilian plan for hepatitis C elimination
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DOI: 10.1111/jvh.13762
Abstract: Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) seroprevalence was shown to vary from 0.7% to 1.38%. Most of those results were obtained in baby boomers tested during HCV screening campaigns, but little is known about the frequencies of… read more here.
Keywords: hcv seroprevalence; hcv; linkage care; poor linkage ... See more keywords
Linkage to care among adults being investigated for tuberculosis in South Africa: pilot study of a case manager intervention
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021111
Abstract: Objectives We piloted an intervention to determine if support from a case manager would assist adults being investigated for tuberculosis (TB) to link into TB and HIV care. Design Pilot interventional cohort study. Participants and… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; hiv care; linkage; linkage care ... See more keywords