Innovations in Providing HIV Index Testing Services: A Retrospective Evaluation of Partner Elicitation Models in Southern Nigeria.

Autor:	Dibia CC; Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. dibiacc@gmail.com., Nwaokoro P; FHI 360, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea., Akpan U; Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria., Toyo O; Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria., Cartier S; Plateau Specialist Hospital, Jos, Nigeria., Sanwo O; FHI 360, Abuja, Nigeria., Sydney-Agbor N; Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria., Afirima B; FHI 360, Lilongwe, Malawi., Kakanfo K; African Hub for Health and Innovation, Ottawa, Canada., Essien U; Centre for Integrated Health Programs, Kaduna, Nigeria., Walker CF; FHI 360, Washington, DC, USA., Khamofu H; FHI 360, Abuja, Nigeria., Pandey SR; FHI 360, Abuja, Nigeria., Bateganya M; FHI 360, Washington, DC, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Global health, science and practice [Glob Health Sci Pract] 2024 Oct 29; Vol. 12 (5). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 29 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00013
Abstrakt:	Background: This analysis aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of eliciting sexual partners from HIV-positive clients using the elicitation box model (where an HIV-positive index can report sexual contacts on paper and insert in a box for a health care provider to contact at a later time) compared to the conventional model (in which a health care provider elicits sexual contacts directly from clients) in Akwa Ibom, Southern Nigeria. Methods: Between March 2021 and April 2022, data were collected from index testing registers at 4 health facilities with a high volume of HIV clients currently on treatment in 4 local government areas in Akwa Ibom State. Primary outcome analyzed was the elicitation ratio (number of partners elicited per HIV-index offered index testing services). Secondary outcomes were the index testing acceptance (index HIV-positive clients accepted index testing service), testing coverage (partners tested for HIV from a list of partners elicited from HIV-index accepted index testing services), testing yield (index partners identified HIV positive from index partners HIV-tested), and linkage rate (index partners identified HIV positive and linked to antiretroviral therapy). Results: Of the total 2,705 index clients offered index testing services, 91.9% accepted, with 2,043 and 439 indexes opting for conventional elicitation and elicitation box models, respectively. A total of 3,796 sexual contacts were elicited: 2,546 using the conventional model (elicitation ratio=1:1) and 1,250 using the elicitation box model (elicitation ratio=1:3). Testing coverage was significantly higher in the conventional compared to the elicitation box model ( P <.001). However, there was no significant difference in the testing yield ( P =.81) and linkage rate using the conventional compared to elicitation box models ( P =.13). Conclusion: The implementation of the elicitation box model resulted in an increase in partner elicitation compared to the conventional model. Increasing the testing coverage by implementing the elicitation box model should be considered. (© Dibia et al.)
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