1. Collaboration for the integration of HIV prevention at Title X family planning service delivery sites.
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Tran NT, Hallerdin JM, Flowers-Maple C, and Moskosky SB
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- Adolescent, Adult, Cooperative Behavior, Female, HIV Infections diagnosis, HIV Infections epidemiology, Health Promotion economics, Humans, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, United States epidemiology, United States Public Health Service economics, Young Adult, AIDS Serodiagnosis, Ambulatory Care Facilities, HIV Infections prevention & control, Health Promotion methods
- Abstract
Since 2001, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Family Planning (OFP), in collaboration with the Minority AIDS Initiative, has provided supplemental grant funds to Title X-funded family planning service delivery sites to expand the availability of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention services. This work has resulted in three major outcomes: (1) increased institutional capacity for the delivery of HIV-prevention services at Title X family planning service delivery sites, (2) the successful implementation of HIV-prevention services at these sites, and (3) the identification of HIV-positive individuals who were referred to care services. These efforts resulted in a total of 539,667 unduplicated individuals being tested for HIV. These tests resulted in the identification of 1,692 HIV-positive individuals who otherwise may not have been tested for HIV. More than 85% of the HIV-positive cases were detected among clients who self-identified as members of racial/ethnic minority groups. The integration of HIV-prevention services is a feasible and effective strategy for detecting HIV infection among women, including women in racial/ethnic minority groups.
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- 2010
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