Partner notification for HIV control.
Long used as a public health tool for controlling sexually transmitted diseases, partner notification has been underutilized against HIV infection. Why? Issues of confidentiality, cost-effectiveness, and clinical benefit are involved. The validity of these concerns is addressed in a review of recent experience in Colorado and elsewhere.
Judson
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Denver General Hospital, University of Colorado School of Medicine.
D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000592:standards; D003120:Colorado / Q000453:epidemiology; D003219:Confidentiality; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D015995:Prevalence; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011634:Public Health / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D012747:Sexual Partners; D014342:Truth Disclosure