partner notification for hiv infection in the united kingdom: a look back on seven years experience in newcastle upon tyne.

NLM AIDSLINE Partner notification for HIV infection in the United Kingdom: a look back on seven years experience in Newcastle upon Tyne. Pattman RS; Gould EM; Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Newcastle
September 30, 1993

Genitourin Med. 1993 Apr;69(2):94-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE OBJECTIVE--To examine the outcome of partner notification for HIV infection. DESIGN--Retrospective analysis of medical, health adviser and counsellor records. SETTING--Teaching hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne. PATIENTS--All newly diagnosed cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and their sexual partners. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES--Attendance of contact at genitourinary medicine clinics for counselling and testing. Seropositivity rate of people attending as a result of partner notification. RESULTS--Of the 80 partners attending as a result of partner notification 79 were tested. Twenty-five of these (31.6%) were seropositive. This was 21.9% of our newly diagnosed caseload. Seventy-five attended following patient referral and five as a result of provider referral. Discrepancies between districts in policies of provider referral prevented two partners being notified. CONCLUSIONS--Partner notification is an effective method of ensuring that people with a very high risk of HIV infection have access to counselling and medical care. Complete integration of notification services throughout the UK is required. Contact Tracing Counseling England/EPIDEMIOLOGY Female Homosexuality Human HIV Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY HIV Seropositivity/EPIDEMIOLOGY Incidence Male Retrospective Studies JOURNAL ARTICLE

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