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To evaluate the feasibility and case-finding effectiveness of a healthcare-based pilot partner notification program for newly diagnosed HIV cases.

April 7, 2015PLoS ONEOpen Access

Effectiveness of a Pilot Partner Notification Program for New HIV Cases in Barcelona, Spain

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POPatricia García de OlallaHospital de Sant Pau EMEma MolasUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona MBMaría Jesús BarberàUniversitat de València

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Prospective study demonstrates an 18.4% case-finding rate from partner notification among new HIV diagnoses, highlighting clinical contact tracing's role in diagnosing unaware individuals.

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To evaluate the feasibility and case-finding effectiveness of a healthcare-based pilot partner notification program for newly diagnosed HIV cases.
Prospective survey conducted between January 2012 and June 2013 across two healthcare settings in Barcelona, Spain, among newly diagnosed HIV index cases.
Tracked notification metrics including index case participation, partners identified per case (N=125 contacted), partner testing rates, and yield of new HIV diagnoses.
Among 125 contacted index cases, 108 (86.4%) agreed to provide partner details, naming 199 sexual partners (1.8 partners per interviewed index case).
HIV status was previously known for 58 partners (70.7% confirmed HIV-positive), and 141 partners underwent testing as a result of the notification program.
Testing identified 26 new HIV diagnoses, establishing an overall program case-finding effectiveness of 18.4%.

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Olalla et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa2f7b0fd3136035ea73dff https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121536

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Prospective study demonstrates an 18.4% case-finding rate from partner notification among new HIV diagnoses, highlighting clinical contact tracing's role in diagnosing unaware individuals.

Effectiveness of a Pilot Partner Notification Program for New HIV Cases in Barcelona, Spain

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Effectiveness of a Pilot Partner Notification Program for New HIV Cases in Barcelona, Spain

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