The past, present, and future of HIV prevention: integrating behavioral, biomedical, and structural intervention strategies for the next generation of HIV prevention

MJ Rotheram-Borus, D Swendeman… - Annual review of …, 2009 - annualreviews.org
In the past 25 years, the field of HIV prevention research has been transformed repeatedly.
Today, effective HIV prevention requires a combination of behavioral, biomedical, and …

The effectiveness of HIV partner counseling and referral services in increasing identification of HIV-positive individuals: a systematic review

M Hogben, T McNally, M McPheeters… - American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Partner counseling and referral services (PCRS) are part of the spectrum of care for HIV-
positive people and their sexual or needle-sharing partners. Referral includes notifying …

Recommendations for partner services programs for HIV infection, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydial infection

SW Dooley, OT Dubose, JF Fletcher, D Gunter… - 2008 - stacks.cdc.gov
" This report provides updated, integrated recommendations for services provided to
partners of persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and three other …

Expanded HIV screening in the United States: effect on clinical outcomes, HIV transmission, and costs

AD Paltiel, RP Walensky, BR Schackman… - Annals of internal …, 2006 - acpjournals.org
Background: An extensive literature supports expanded HIV screening in the United States.
However, the question of whom to test and how frequently remains controversial. Objective …

Contact tracing to control infectious disease: when enough is enough

B Armbruster, ML Brandeau - Health care management science, 2007 - Springer
Contact tracing (also known as partner notification) is a primary means of controlling
infectious diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and …

Applying public health principles to the HIV epidemic

TR Frieden, M Das-Douglas… - … England Journal of …, 2005 - Mass Medical Soc
Most HIV infections are spread by persons who do not know that they are infected. This
article argues that it is time to adopt the proven strategies that have contained other …

[HTML][HTML] Partner notification for sexually transmitted infections in developing countries: a systematic review

N Alam, E Chamot, SH Vermund, K Streatfield… - BMC public health, 2010 - Springer
Background The feasibility and acceptability of partner notification (PN) for sexually
transmitted infections (STIs) in developing countries was assessed through a …

Routine human immunodeficiency virus testing: an economic evaluation of current guidelines

RP Walensky, MC Weinstein, AD Kimmel… - The American journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines recommend
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counseling, testing, and referral for all patients in …

Comparing the cost-effectiveness of HIV prevention interventions

DA Cohen, SY Wu, TA Farley - JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Communities need to identify cost-effective interventions for HIV prevention to
optimize limited resources. Methods: The authors developed a spreadsheet tool using …

[HTML][HTML] Costs and consequences of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendations for opt-out HIV testing

DR Holtgrave - PLoS medicine, 2007 - journals.plos.org
Background The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently
recommended opt-out HIV testing (testing without the need for risk assessment and …