Effectiveness of a pilot partner notification program for new HIV cases in Barcelona, Spain
de Olalla, P. G (Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona)
Molas, Ema (Hospital del Mar (Barcelona, Catalunya))
Barberà, Maria Jesús (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron)
Martín, Silvia (Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona)
Arellano, Encarnación (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron)
Gosch-Elcoso, Mercè (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron)
Saladie, Pilar (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron)
Carbonell, Teresa (Hospital del Mar (Barcelona, Catalunya))
Knobel Freud, Hernando (Hospital del Mar (Barcelona, Catalunya))
Diez, Elia (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
Caylà, Joan A. (Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Data:	2015
Resum:	Background An estimated 30% of HIV cases in the European Union are not aware of their serological status. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a pilot HIV partner notification program. Methods HIV cases diagnosed between January 2012 and June 2013 at two healthcare settings in Barcelona were invited to participate in a prospective survey. We identified process and outcome measures to evaluate this partner notification program, including the number of partners identified per interviewed index case, the proportion of partners tested for HIV as a result of the partner notification, and the proportion of new HIV diagnoses among their sex or needle-sharing partners. Results Of the 125 index cases contacted, 108 (86. 4%) agreed to provide information about partners. A total of 199 sexual partners were identified (1. 8 partners per interviewed index case). HIV outcome was already known for 58 partners (70. 7% were known to be HIV-positive), 141 partners were tested as result of partner notification, and 26 were newly diagnosed with HIV. The case-finding effectiveness of the program was 18. 4%. Conclusion This pilot program provides evidence of the effectiveness of a partner notification program implemented in healthcare settings. This active partner notification program was feasible,acceptable to the user, and identified a high proportion of HIV-infected patients previously unaware of their status.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Adult ; Aged ; Contact Tracing ; Female ; HIV Infections ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pilot Projects ; Spain
Publicat a:	PloS one, Vol. 10 Núm. 4 (july 2015) , p. e121536, ISSN 1932-6203

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121536
PMID: 25849451

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