Distinctive model for HIV index testing (IT) in Eastern Europe: results of Ukraine's physician-led, integrated IT programme.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The effectiveness of HIV index testing (IT) in Eastern Europe has not been described. This study reports the performance of a scaled IT programme in Ukraine.

Design

This observational study included clients enrolled in IT services in 2020, and used routinely collected data from programme registers and the national electronic health record system.

Setting

The study covered 39 public-sector health facilities where IT services were integrated into medical visits for persons living with HIV (PLHIV) already enrolled in HIV care.

Participants

Participants included PLHIV with both recent (<6 months) and previously established (≥6 months) HIV diagnoses.

Intervention

Ukraine's physician-led IT model involves a cascade of steps including voluntary infor

SUBMITTER: Ihnatiuk AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10514626 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature