A Network Intervention to Locate Newly HIV Infected Persons Within MSM Networks in Chicago
Ημερομηνία
2019Συγγραφέας
Morgan, EthanSkaathun, Britt
Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.
Paraskevis, Dimitrios
Williams, Leslie D.
Smyrnov, Pavlo
Friedman, Samuel R.
Schneider, John A.
ISSN
1573-3254Source
AIDS and BehaviorVolume
23Issue
1Pages
15-20Google Scholar check
Metadata
Εμφάνιση πλήρους εγγραφήςΕπιτομή
Individuals with recent/acute HIV-infection have an increased likelihood of disease transmission. To evaluate effectiveness of identifying recent infections, we compared networks of recently and long-term HIV-infected individuals. The Transmission Reduction Intervention Project included two separate arms of recruitment, networks of recently HIV-infected individuals and networks of long-term HIV-infected individuals. Networks of each were recruited and tested for HIV and syphilis infection. The per-seed yield ratios of recruitment were compared between arms. Overall, 84 (41.6%) of 202 participants were identified as HIV-positive. HIV prevalence was higher (p < 0.001) among networks of recent seeds (33/96, 34.4%) compared to long-term seeds (6/31, 19.4%). More individuals were identified with active syphilis infection (p = 0.007) among networks of recent seeds (15/96, 15.6%), compared to networks of long-term seeds (3/31, 9.7%). Network-based recruitment of recently HIV-infected individuals was more effective at identifying HIV and syphilis infection. Allocation of public health resources may be improved by targeting interventions toward networks of recently HIV-infected individuals.