title: For partner services, do we need "face-time," or FaceTime?: Trends in relative proportion of in-person notifications and HIV testing after introduction of a telephone option for HIV exposure notification by public health.
abstract: Public health usually notifies partners of STD exposure in-person despite availability of other options. We examined trends in in-person versus telephone notification for HIV 3 years after the introduction of a telephone option. Most notifications were made by telephone. Partners notified doubled; however, the proportion HIV testing declined slightly.
authors.affiliation: From the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York City, NY.
authors.forename: Chi-Chi N
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Udeagu
authors.forename: Angelica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bocour
authors.forename: Colin W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Shepard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016358:Contact Tracing / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057240:Patient Preference; D011634:Public Health; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D013689:Telephone; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D049269:Videoconferencing