HIV Testing and HIV Service Delivery to Populations at High Risk Attending Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics in the United States, 2011–2013
| العنوان: | HIV Testing and HIV Service Delivery to Populations at High Risk Attending Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics in the United States, 2011–2013 |
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| المؤلفون: | Matthew Hogben, Puja Seth, Erin Sizemore, Guoshen Wang |
| المصدر: | American Journal of Public Health. 105:2374-2381 |
| بيانات النشر: | American Public Health Association, 2015. |
| سنة النشر: | 2015 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, Male, Sexually transmitted disease, Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, HIV Positivity, Referral, Service delivery framework, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV Infections, Ambulatory Care Facilities, Men who have sex with men, Young Adult, RESEARCH AND PRACTICE, medicine, Humans, Mass Screening, Homosexuality, Male, Young adult, Referral and Consultation, health care economics and organizations, Mass screening, business.industry, Racial Groups, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, virus diseases, Middle Aged, United States, Socioeconomic Factors, Family medicine, Female, business, Health department |
| الوصف: | Objectives. We evaluated HIV testing and service delivery in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)–funded sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics. Methods. We assessed HIV testing, HIV positivity, receipt of HIV test results, linkage to medical care, and referral services from 61 health department jurisdictions from 2011 to 2013. Results. In 2013, 18.6% (621 010) of all CDC-funded HIV-testing events were conducted in STD clinics, and 0.8% were newly identified as HIV-positive. In addition, 27.3% of all newly identified HIV-positive persons and 30.1% of all newly identified HIV-positive men who have sex with men were identified in STD clinics. Linkage to care within any time frame was 63.8%, and linkage within 90 days was 55.3%. Although there was a decrease in first-time HIV testers in STD clinics from 2011 to 2013, identification of new positives increased. Conclusions. Although linkage to care and referral to partner services could be improved, STD clinics appear successful at serving populations disproportionately affected by HIV. These clinics may reach persons who may not otherwise seek HIV testing or medical services and provide an avenue for service provision to these populations. |
| تدمد: | 1541-0048 0090-0036 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::2b9bb28f3d36e7f6ee1f4b2e57f0fca9 https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2015.302778 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....2b9bb28f3d36e7f6ee1f4b2e57f0fca9 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 15410048 00900036 |
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