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AIDS and Behavior
Published in: AIDS and Behavior 1/2019

01-01-2019

Results of a Social Network Testing Intervention for HIV in Infectious Disease Clinics

Authors: Anna LeViere, Jenna Donovan, Aimee Wilkin, Jennifer Keller, Heather Parnell, Lynne Sampson, Cynthia L. Gay, Evelyn Byrd Quinlivan

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Special Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

Social networks can be leveraged to identify undiagnosed HIV-infected individuals. The NC-LINK clinic-based testing initiative utilized these networks to achieve a 5% (95% CI 1.1–8.9%) positivity rate by providing free HIV testing to anyone who accompanied an HIV-infected patient to their clinic appointment. During 2013–2015, 120 individuals were tested at two clinics (N > 1000 patients each) in North Carolina, with 5 new and 6 total positive results. Of these, three linked to care within 30 days and all within 365 days. If expanded further, this initiative could significantly increase the number of HIV-infected individuals aware of their status.
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Metadata
Title
Results of a Social Network Testing Intervention for HIV in Infectious Disease Clinics
Authors
Anna LeViere
Jenna Donovan
Aimee Wilkin
Jennifer Keller
Heather Parnell
Lynne Sampson
Cynthia L. Gay
Evelyn Byrd Quinlivan
Publication date
01-01-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue Special Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2178-2

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