Integrating HIV surveillance and field services: Data quality and care continuum in King County, Washington, 2010–2015

J.E. Hood, D.A. Katz, A.B. Bennett, S.E. Buskin, J.C. Dombrowski, S.E. Hawes and M.R. Golden

American Journal of Public Health, 2017, vol. 107, issue 12, 1938-1943

Abstract: Objectives. To assess how integration of HIV surveillance and field services might influence surveillance data and linkage to care metrics. Methods. We used HIV surveillance and field services data from King County, Washington, to assess potential impact of misclassification of prior diagnoses on numbers of new diagnoses. The relationship between partner services and linkage to care was evaluated with multivariable log-binomial regression models. Results. Of the 2842 people who entered the King County HIV Surveillance System in 2010 to 2015, 52% were newly diagnosed, 41% had a confirmed prior diagnosis in another state, and 7% had an unconfirmed prior diagnosis. Twelve percent of those classified as newly diagnosed for purposes of national HIV surveillance self-reported a prior HIV diagnosis that was unconfirmed. Partner services recipients were more likely than nonrecipients to link to care within 30 days (adjusted risk ratio [RR] = 1.10; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.03, 1.18) and 90 days (adjusted RR = 1.07; 95% CI = 1.01, 1.14) of diagnosis. Conclusions. Integration of HIV surveillance, partner services, and care linkage efforts may improve the accuracy of HIV surveillance data and facilitate timely linkage to care.

Date: 2017
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