Innovations in Providing HIV Index Testing Services: A Retrospective Evaluation of Partner Elicitation Models in Southern Nigeria.

IF 2.5 3区 医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Caesar C Dibia, Pius Nwaokoro, Uduak Akpan, Otoyo Toyo, Simon Cartier, Olusola Sanwo, Ngozi Sydney-Agbor, Barinaada Afirima, Kunle Kakanfo, Uwem Essien, Christa Fischer Walker, Hadiza Khamofu, Satish Raj Pandey, Moses Bateganya
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Background: This analysis aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of eliciting sexual partners from HIV-positive clients using the elicitation box model (where an HIV-positive index can report sexual contacts on paper and insert in a box for a health care provider to contact at a later time) compared to the conventional model (in which a health care provider elicits sexual contacts directly from clients) in Akwa Ibom, Southern Nigeria.Methods: Between March 2021 and April 2022, data were collected from index testing registers at 4 health facilities with a high volume of HIV clients currently on treatment in 4 local government areas in Akwa Ibom State. Primary outcome analyzed was the elicitation ratio (number of partners elicited per HIV-index offered index testing services). Secondary outcomes were the index testing acceptance (index HIV-positive clients accepted index testing service), testing coverage (partners tested for HIV from a list of partners elicited from HIV-index accepted index testing services), testing yield (index partners identified HIV positive from index partners HIV-tested), and linkage rate (index partners identified HIV positive and linked to antiretroviral therapy).Results: Of the total 2,705 index clients offered index testing services, 91.9% accepted, with 2,043 and 439 indexes opting for conventional elicitation and elicitation box models, respectively. A total of 3,796 sexual contacts were elicited: 2,546 using the conventional model (elicitation ratio=1:1) and 1,250 using the elicitation box model (elicitation ratio=1:3). Testing coverage was significantly higher in the conventional compared to the elicitation box model (P<.001). However, there was no significant difference in the testing yield (P=.81) and linkage rate using the conventional compared to elicitation box models (P=.13).Conclusion: The implementation of the elicitation box model resulted in an increase in partner elicitation compared to the conventional model. Increasing the testing coverage by implementing the elicitation box model should be considered.

提供 HIV 指数检测服务的创新:在尼日利亚南部对招募合作伙伴模式的回顾性评估。
背景:本分析旨在评估在尼日利亚南部阿夸伊博姆州使用诱导盒模式(HIV 阳性指标可以在纸上报告性接触情况,并插入一个盒子,供医疗服务提供者稍后联系)与传统模式(医疗服务提供者直接从客户处诱导性接触)相比,从 HIV 阳性客户处诱导性伴侣的有效性:方法:2021 年 3 月至 2022 年 4 月期间,从阿夸伊博姆州 4 个地方政府辖区内目前接受治疗的 HIV 感染者较多的 4 家医疗机构的指数检测登记簿中收集数据。分析的主要结果是诱导率(每个提供指数检测服务的 HIV 指数所诱导的伴侣数量)。次要结果是指数检测接受度(指数 HIV 阳性客户接受指数检测服务)、检测覆盖率(从接受指数检测服务的 HIV 指数感染者名单中检测 HIV 的感染者)、检测率(从接受 HIV 检测的指数感染者中确定 HIV 阳性的指数感染者)和连接率(确定 HIV 阳性并连接到抗逆转录病毒疗法的指数感染者):共有 2 705 名索引客户接受了索引检测服务,其中 91.9% 接受了服务,分别有 2 043 名和 439 名索引选择了传统诱导模式和诱导箱模式。共诱导了 3 796 次性接触:2 546 次采用传统模式(诱导比例=1:1),1 250 次采用诱导盒模式(诱导比例=1:3)。传统模式的测试覆盖率明显高于诱导盒模式(PP=.81),传统模式的链接率明显高于诱导盒模式(P=.13):结论:与传统模式相比,诱导盒模式的实施提高了伙伴诱导率。应考虑通过实施诱导盒模式来提高测试覆盖率。
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Global Health: Science and Practice
Global Health: Science and Practice Medicine-Health Policy
CiteScore
3.50
自引率
7.50%
发文量
178
审稿时长
22 weeks
期刊介绍: Global Health: Science and Practice (GHSP) is a no-fee, open-access, peer-reviewed, online journal aimed to improve health practice, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Our goal is to reach those who design, implement, manage, evaluate, and otherwise support health programs. We are especially interested in advancing knowledge on practical program implementation issues, with information on what programs entail and how they are implemented. GHSP is currently indexed in PubMed, PubMed Central, POPLINE, EBSCO, SCOPUS,. the Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index, and the USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC). TOPICS: Issued four times a year, GHSP will include articles on all global health topics, covering diverse programming models and a wide range of cross-cutting issues that impact and support health systems. Examples include but are not limited to: Health: Addiction and harm reduction, Child Health, Communicable and Emerging Diseases, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Environmental Health, Family Planning/Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Maternal Health, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Non-Communicable Diseases/Injuries, Nutrition, Tuberculosis, Water and Sanitation. Cross-Cutting Issues: Epidemiology, Gender, Health Communication/Healthy Behavior, Health Policy and Advocacy, Health Systems, Human Resources/Training, Knowledge Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Management and Governance, mHealth/eHealth/digital health, Monitoring and Evaluation, Scale Up, Youth.
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