title: The effect of HIV field-based testing on the proportion of notified partners who test for HIV in New York City.
abstract: HIV partner services can effectively reach populations with high HIV prevalence. However, located and notified sex and needle-sharing partners of persons infected with HIV often fail to test. Field testing may increase the proportion of notified partners who test for HIV. In 2008, New York City's health department incorporated field testing into partner services. After the introduction of field testing, the proportion of notified partners who tested for HIV rose from 52% to 76% (P<.001). HIV prevalence fell slightly among notified partners who accepted testing (12% to 9%, P=.82), but we identified more than double the number of new positives (11 vs 25). All positive and 97% of negative results were received by the person tested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of HIV Prevention and Control, New York, NY, USA. trenaud@health.nyc.gov
authors.forename: Tamar C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Renaud
authors.forename: Melissa R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Angelica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bocour
authors.forename: Chi-Chi N
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Udeagu
authors.forename: Leonard
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pickett
authors.forename: Elizabeth N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Alt
authors.forename: Kent A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Sepkowitz
authors.forename: Elizabeth M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Begier
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016358:Contact Tracing / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology