Document 0583
 DOCN  M9650583
 TI    Human immunodeficiency virus partner notification in a low incidence
       urban community.
 DT    9605
 AU    Wells KD; Hoff GL; Health Department, Division of Communicable Disease
       Control,; Kansas City, MO 64109, USA.
 SO    Sex Transm Dis. 1995 Nov-Dec;22(6):377-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96158003
 AB    BACKGROUND: Notification of the partners of a person newly diagnosed
       with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is legally mandated in Missouri.
       METHODS: In a four-year period, the Kansas City Health Department tested
       for HIV antibodies in 61,464 of 61,700 (99.6%) eligible persons using
       the sexually transmitted disease clinic. RESULTS: A total of 366 newly
       diagnosed HIV cases were identified of whom 291 named 662 sex or
       needle-sharing partners. Only 447 partners could be located, counseled
       and/or tested. Of these partners, 165 were HIV infected, but only 33
       represented newly diagnosed cases. CONCLUSION: HIV partner notification
       can be successfully conducted in an urban community.
 DE    AIDS Serodiagnosis  Contact Tracing/LEGISLATION & JURISPRUD/*METHODS
       Counseling  Female  Human  HIV Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PREVENTION &
       CONTROL  Incidence  Male  Missouri/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Risk Factors  *Urban
       Health  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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