Open AccessHIV Partner Notification Is Effective and Feasible in Sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities for HIV Treatment and Prevention
Author(s) -
Lillian B. Brown,
William C. Miller,
Gift Kamanga,
Naomi Nyirenda,
Pearson Mmodzi,
Audrey Pettifor,
Rosalie Dominik,
Jay S. Kaufman,
Clement Mapanje,
Francis Martinson,
Myron S. Cohen,
Irving Hoffman
Publication year - 2011
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.0b013e318202bf7d
Subject(s) - referral , partner notification , medicine , family medicine , public health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , nursing , syphilis
Sexual partners of persons with newly diagnosed HIV infection require HIV counseling, testing and, if necessary, evaluation for therapy. However, many African countries do not have a standardized protocol for partner notification, and the effectiveness of partner notification has not been evaluated in developing countries .