title: Integration of Screening for Syphilis, Hepatitis C, and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections with HIV Testing in a Community-Based HIV Prevention Program in Miami, Florida.
abstract: The South Beach AIDS Project (SoBAP) in Miami, Florida, is a nonprofit community-based organization that recently began offering syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea, and hepatitis C screening along with confidential HIV screening to its clients. We retrospectively reviewed data from SoBAP collected from January 2011 to June 2012 to describe the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among persons seeking testing services. Our findings are in line with national data demonstrating that men who have sex with men (MSM) of color are disproportionately affected by STIs, especially Latino MSM. Integrating HIV, STI, and hepatitis C screening in community-based testing programs is feasible and an important means to identify infected persons.
authors.affiliation: 1 David Gelfen School of Medicine, Drew/University of California-Los Angeles , Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Tanesha
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moss
authors.affiliation: 2 South Beach AIDS Program , Miami Beach, Florida.
authors.forename: Charles W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: 3 Program in Global Health, Division of Infectious Diseases, David Gelfen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles , Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Jeffrey D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Klausner
authors.affiliation: 4 Program in Public Health, Department of Population Health & Disease Prevention, University of California-Irvine , Irvine, California.
authors.forename: Brandon J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Brown
keywords: HIV; community-based organization; integrated testing; men who have sex with men