Low risk of social harms in an HIV assisted partner services programme in Cameroon

doi:10.1002/jia2.25308

. 2019 Jul;22 Suppl 3(Suppl Suppl 3):e25308.

doi: 10.1002/jia2.25308.

Low risk of social harms in an HIV assisted partner services programme in Cameroon

Beatrice M Wamuti¹, Thomas Welty², Winifred Nambu², Francois T Chimoun², Ray Shields², Matthew R Golden^{3

4

5}, Carey Farquhar^{1

3

4}, Pius T Muffih²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
² AIDS Care and Prevention Program, Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services, Bamenda, Cameroon.
³ Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
⁴ Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
⁵ Public Health Seattle & King County HIV/STD Program, Seattle, WA, USA.

PMID: 31321882
PMCID: PMC6639667
DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25308

Low risk of social harms in an HIV assisted partner services programme in Cameroon

Beatrice M Wamuti et al. J Int AIDS Soc. 2019 Jul.

. 2019 Jul;22 Suppl 3(Suppl Suppl 3):e25308.

doi: 10.1002/jia2.25308.

Authors

Beatrice M Wamuti¹, Thomas Welty², Winifred Nambu², Francois T Chimoun², Ray Shields², Matthew R Golden^{3

4

5}, Carey Farquhar^{1

3

4}, Pius T Muffih²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
² AIDS Care and Prevention Program, Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services, Bamenda, Cameroon.
³ Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
⁴ Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
⁵ Public Health Seattle & King County HIV/STD Program, Seattle, WA, USA.

PMID: 31321882
PMCID: PMC6639667
DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25308

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Keywords: Cameroon; HIV case finding; assisted partner services; social harms; testing; violence.

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[1] Maartens G, Celum C, Lewin SR. HIV infection: epidemiology, pathogenesis, treatment, and prevention. Lancet. 2014;384(9939):258–71. - PubMed

[2] Maartens G, Celum C, Lewin SR. HIV infection: epidemiology, pathogenesis, treatment, and prevention. Lancet. 2014;384(9939):258–71. - PubMed

[3] Landis SE, Schoenbach VJ, Weber DJ, Mittal M, Krishan B, Lewis K, et al. Results of a randomized trial of partner notification in cases of HIV infection in North Carolina. N Engl J Med. 1992;326(2):101–6. - PubMed

[4] Landis SE, Schoenbach VJ, Weber DJ, Mittal M, Krishan B, Lewis K, et al. Results of a randomized trial of partner notification in cases of HIV infection in North Carolina. N Engl J Med. 1992;326(2):101–6. - PubMed

[5] Hogben M, McNally T, McPheeters M, Hutchinson AB. The effectiveness of HIV partner counseling and referral services in increasing identification of HIV‐positive individuals: a systematic review. Am J Prev Med. 2007;33 2 Suppl S89–100. - PubMed

[6] Hogben M, McNally T, McPheeters M, Hutchinson AB. The effectiveness of HIV partner counseling and referral services in increasing identification of HIV‐positive individuals: a systematic review. Am J Prev Med. 2007;33 2 Suppl S89–100. - PubMed

[7] Mathews C, Coetzee N, Zwarenstein M, Lombard C, Guttmacher S, Oxman A, et al. A systematic review of strategies for partner notification for sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS. Int J STD AIDS. 2002;13(5):285–300. - PubMed

[8] Mathews C, Coetzee N, Zwarenstein M, Lombard C, Guttmacher S, Oxman A, et al. A systematic review of strategies for partner notification for sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS. Int J STD AIDS. 2002;13(5):285–300. - PubMed

[9] Henley C, Forgwei G, Welty T, Golden M, Adimora A, Shields R, et al. Scale‐up and case‐finding effectiveness of an HIV partner services program in Cameroon: an innovative HIV prevention intervention for developing countries. Sex Transm Dis. 2013;40(12):909–14. - PMC - PubMed

[10] Henley C, Forgwei G, Welty T, Golden M, Adimora A, Shields R, et al. Scale‐up and case‐finding effectiveness of an HIV partner services program in Cameroon: an innovative HIV prevention intervention for developing countries. Sex Transm Dis. 2013;40(12):909–14. - PMC - PubMed

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