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Delivery of Partner Services in the United States and dependent areas 2019
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October 2021
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Alternative Title:Partner Services annual report 2019
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Description:Earlier reports called: Partner Services annual report
In 2018, 37,881 persons with newly diagnosed HIV were identified in the United States. Many infections occur following exposure to HIV from persons who are infected but not receiving medical care. Some of these persons have HIV that has not been diagnosed, others have HIV that has been diagnosed but are not linked to HIV medical care, and still others are linked to HIV medical care but are subsequently lost to medical follow-up or not virally suppressed. A critical challenge for HIV prevention is to identify persons with HIV who are not in care, help them access care so they can receive treatment with antiretroviral therapy (ART), and help them remain in care. Achieving viral suppression while in care is key to improving health outcomes for people with HIV, and once sustained viral suppression is achieved, there is effectively no risk of sexually transmitting HIV.
Partner services (PS) is a key strategy for identifying persons with HIV—those with undiagnosed HIV and those with previously diagnosed HIV who are not receiving HIV medical care—and helping them access care and treatment. All persons with newly diagnosed HIV should receive partner services to help them identify sex and needle-sharing partners who may also be infected or may be at high-risk for becoming infected. These partners can then be notified of their potential exposure and offered HIV testing. Partners who test positive for HIV can then be linked to HIV medical care and other services. Those testing negative for HIV can be referred for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and other prevention services. Partner services can also help persons living with HIV and their partners address other needs, such as reducing behavioral risk for transmitting or acquiring HIV; accessing treatment for mental health disorders and substance abuse; and obtaining social services to address unmet housing, transportation, employment, and other needs.
Partner services is an effective HIV prevention strategy that can significantly contribute to the national goal of ending the HIV epidemic. CDC provides funding to state and local health departments to help implement partner services programs and achieve national goals. This report summarizes the 2019 clientlevel partner services program data submitted by CDC-funded jurisdictions in the United States and two dependent areas (i.e., Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands).
Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HIV Partner Services Annual Report, 2019. https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/library/reports/cdc-hiv-partner-services-annual-report-2019.pdf. Published October 2021. Accessed [date]
cdc-hiv-partner-services-annual-report-2019.pdf
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