Impart: Provider-Assisted HIV Partner Notification
HIV Infections, Partner Communication
About this trial
This is an interventional diagnostic trial for HIV Infections focused on measuring contact tracing, HIV prevention, partner notification
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria for HIV-positive Prisoners (N=65): Index patients must beat least 18 years of age, HIV-seropositive and aware of their HIV+ status; (HIV-infection documented by a rapid HIV test); sexually active and/or sharing needles in the 12 months before incarceration; incarcerated within the past 3 years and ≥6 months of their prison sentence remaining. We will limit enrollment to index patients who are willing to notify partners and have 1 or more partner(s) who have not yet been notified.
Inclusion Criteria for Partners: Eligible partners will be persons who participants (index patients) are able to identify by first and/or last name, residential address and/or mobile phone number, and physical descriptors (e.g., approximate height) and have given nurses permission to contact. No named partner will be excluded on the basis of religion, ethnicity, age, sex, or gender identity.
Sites / Locations
- Rutan Cipinang
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Group A
Group B
Subjects are encouraged to disclose their HIV status to their partner(s) with or without a counselor present (Options 1 & 2).
Subjects may choose to notify their partners themselves, with or without a counselor present (Options 1 & 2), or choose to have one or more partners notified anonymously by project staff (Option 3).