Clinical and public health implications of acute and early HIV detection and treatment: a scoping review

SE Rutstein, J Ananworanich, S Fidler… - African Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Methods We conducted a scoping review [28] synthesizing the most recent literature on
clinical and public health implications of widespread AHI detection and treatment. This …

[HTML][HTML] Sexually transmitted infections: impact and cost-effectiveness of prevention

HW Chesson, P Mayaud, SO Aral - Major Infectious Diseases. 3rd …, 2017 - books.google.com
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) impose major health and economic burdens globally.
More than 35 bacterial, viral, and parasitic pathogens have been identified as sexually …

Recruiting male partners for couple HIV testing and counselling in Malawi's option B+ programme: an unblinded randomised controlled trial

NE Rosenberg, TK Mtande, F Saidi, C Stanley… - The lancet HIV, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Couples HIV testing and counselling (CHTC) is encouraged but is not widely
done in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to compare two strategies for recruiting male …

Scale-up and case-finding effectiveness of an HIV partner services program in Cameroon: an innovative HIV prevention intervention for developing countries

C Henley, G Forgwei, T Welty, M Golden… - Sexually transmitted …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background Partner services (PSs) are a long-standing component of HIV control programs
in the United States and some parts of Europe. Small randomized trials suggest that HIV PS …

Acceptability and effectiveness of assisted human immunodeficiency virus partner services in Mozambique: results from a pilot program in a public, urban clinic

RS Myers, C Feldacker, F Cesár… - Sexually transmitted …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background Assisted partner services (APS) involves offering persons with human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) assistance notifying and testing their sex partners. Assisted …

Assisted HIV partner notification services in resource‐limited settings: experiences and achievements from Cameroon

PM Tih, F Temgbait Chimoun… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction In 2007, the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services (CBCHS)
initiated an assisted partner notification services (aPNS) public health programme to …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing the first 90: a highly effective partner notification approach reaches previously undiagnosed sexual partners in Tanzania

C Kahabuka, M Plotkin, A Christensen, C Brown… - AIDS and Behavior, 2017 - Springer
Abstract To meet UNAIDS'90–90–90 treatment goals, effective approaches to HIV testing
services (HTSs) are urgently needed. In 2015, a cross-sectional study was conducted to …

[HTML][HTML] Real-world impact of integrating HIV assisted partner services into 31 facilities in Kenya: a single-arm, hybrid type 2 implementation-effectiveness study

M Sharma, B Naughton, H Lagat, G Otieno… - The Lancet Global …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Assisted partner services (APS), or exposure notification and HIV testing for
sexual partners of individuals diagnosed with HIV (index clients), have been shown to be …

Assisted partner notification services are cost-effective for decreasing HIV burden in western Kenya

M Sharma, JA Smith, C Farquhar, R Ying, P Cherutich… - Aids, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Assisted partner services (aPS) or provider notification for sexual partners of
persons diagnosed HIV positive can increase HIV testing and linkage in Sub-Saharan Africa …

Perspectives on HIV partner notification, partner HIV self‐testing and partner home‐based HIV testing by pregnant and postpartum women in antenatal settings: a …

RB Hershow, CC Zimba, O Mweemba… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction HIV testing male partners of pregnant and postpartum women can lead to
improved health outcomes for women, partners and infants. However, in sub‐Saharan …