Delivery of HIV Transmission Risk-Reduction Services by HIV Care Providers in the United States, 2013

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• Alternative Title:
  J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care
• Personal Author:
  Beer, Linda ; Weiser, John ; West, Brady T. ; Duke, Chris ; Gremel, Garrett ; Skarbinski, Jacek
• Description:
  Objectives
  
  Evidence-based guidelines have long recommended that HIV care providers deliver HIV transmission risk-reduction (RR) services, but recent data are needed to assess their adoption.
  
  Methods
  
  We surveyed a probability sample of 1,234 U.S. HIV care providers on delivery of 9 sexual behavior- and 7 substance use-related HIV transmission RR services, and created an indicator of “adequate” delivery of services in each area, defined as performing approximately 70% or more of applicable services.
  
  Results
  
  Providers were most likely to encourage patients to disclose HIV status to all partners since HIV diagnosis (81%) and least likely to ask about disclosure to new sex and drug injection partners at follow-up visits (both 41%). Adequate delivery of sexual behavior- and substance use-related RR services was low (37% and 43%, respectively).
  
  Conclusion
  
  The majority of U.S. HIV care providers may need additional support to improve delivery of comprehensive HIV transmission RR services.
  
  
• Keywords:
  Adult Aged Caregivers Counseling Female Health Personnel HIV Infections Humans Male Middle Aged Risk Reduction Behavior Sexual Behavior Substance-Related Disorders United States

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• Source:
  J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 15(6):494-504
• Pubmed ID:
  26497751
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4842168
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cfdf9e1585529e01328e7b9c47d3fb7198d58e30aa72d1acabb0e7706e3703a9
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/39086/cdc_39086_DS1.pdf
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