Open AccessSTI Patients Are Effective Recruiters of Undiagnosed Cases of HIV
Author(s) -
Nora E. Rosenberg,
Gift Kamanga,
Audrey Pettifor,
Naomi Bogwe,
Clement Mapanje,
Sarah E. Rutstein,
M. E. Ward,
Irving Hoffman,
Francis Martinson,
William C. Miller
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000000066
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , virology , family medicine
Patients with newly diagnosed HIV may be part of social networks with elevated prevalence of undiagnosed HIV infection. Social network recruitment by persons with newly diagnosed HIV may efficiently identify undiagnosed cases of HIV infection. We assessed social network recruitment as a strategy for identifying undiagnosed cases of HIV infection.