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Incorporating HIV Services into Tuberculosis Contact Investigations

An Effective Practice

Description

This program incorporated HIV counseling, testing, and referral services into contact investigation procedures of patients with tuberculosis (TB) disease in Manhattan, New York. Through the program, individuals who had close contact to infectious TB patients are offered HIV counseling, testing and referral. The program increases provider knowledge of HIV serostatus among individuals in contact with infectious TB patients, and offers screening for active TB and Latent Tuberculosis to HIV-positive contacts. The program treats HIV-positive contacts with latent tuberculosis to prevent the progression to active TB, and prevents additional AIDS opportunistic infections among persons living with HIV through referrals to care.

Goal / Mission

The goal of this program is to provide HIV testing and services to individuals involved in tuberculosis contact investigations.

Results / Accomplishments

Of 614 contacts of active TB infected individuals, 569 (93%) were provided with HIV information and offered HIV counseling, testing, and referral. The project was found to increase HIV counseling and testing of high risk groups and improved TB screening of those found to be HIV-infected. Provider knowledge of HIV status increased from 2% prior to the project to 39% during the project.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Primary Contact
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
125 Worth St.
New York, NY 10013
(212) 788-4423‎
contact form available on website
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/home/home.shtml
Topics
Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases
Health / Other Conditions
Health / Respiratory Diseases
Organization(s)
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Source
CDC Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
Date of publication
2004
Date of implementation
Nov 2002
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
New York
For more details
Kansas Health Matters