Partner notification in HIV-1 infection: a population based evaluation of process and outcomes in Scotland

• Published in: Sexually transmitted infections Vol. 77; no. 3; pp. 187 - 189
• Main Authors: Mir, Noreen, Scoular, Anne, Lee, Karen, Taylor, Avril, Bird, Sheila M, Hutchinson, Sharon, Worm, Anne-Marie, Goldberg, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.06.2001; BMJ; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Group
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; contact tracing; Contact Tracing - statistics & numerical data; Data analysis; Disease; Diseases; Female; Gays & lesbians; HIV; HIV infection; HIV Infections - transmission; Human immunodeficiency virus; Human viral diseases; Humans; Infections; Infectious diseases; Male; Medical personnel; Medical sciences; Original; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) - statistics & numerical data; Patients; Prevention; Reporting; Retrospective Studies; Scotland; Viral diseases; Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids; Workers; United Kingdom; Scotland; Great Britain; Europe; Human; Immunopathology; Evaluation; HIV-1 virus; Retroviridae; AIDS; Information; Immune deficiency; Lentivirus; Infection; Virus; Viral disease; Sex partner; Human immunodeficiency virus

Objectives: To evaluate the process and outcomes of HIV partner notification (PN) activity in Scotland. Design: Retrospective population based study. Subjects: 114 adults newly diagnosed with HIV infection (index patients) in Scotland between September 1995 and August 1996. Setting: Healthcare setti...