Abstract
Two decades ago in the USA, partner services programmes and HIV surveillance programmes frequently had very little cooperation, with guidance typically more focused on limiting sharing of surveillance data with prevention programmes (eg, partner services) than encouraging it. 1 Centers for Disease Control and PreventionGuidelines for national Human Immunodeficiency Virus case surveillance, including monitoring for human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1999; 48: 1-31 Google Scholar Stigma and discrimination experienced by people with HIV, especially those who were members of socially marginalised populations, fuelled reluctance to share surveillance data that identified infected people. 2 Turan B Hatcher AM Weiser SD et al. Framing mechanisms linking HIV-related stigma, adherence to treatment, and health outcomes. Am J Public Health. 2017; 107: 863-869 Crossref PubMed Scopus (157) Google Scholar The usefulness of HIV partner services in the age of treatment as prevention: a registry-based studyPeople with HIV should receive ongoing HIV prevention counselling and partner services data should inform engagement in care for previously diagnosed partners. Full-Text PDF
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