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Activity Number: 19
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Sunday, August 3, 2008 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistics in Epidemiology
Abstract - #300586
Title: Identifying and Interviewing Persons with a Recent HIV Diagnosis Not Yet Receiving Medical Care
Author(s): Christopher H. Johnson*+
Companies: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Address: 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA, 30330,
Keywords: surveillance ; HIV ; surveys ; misclassification bias
Abstract:

CDC surveillance systems monitor new HIV cases and patients receiving care, but little is known about persons not in care. CDC is therefore piloting the Never In Care Project. Diagnoses reported to the HIV/AIDS Reporting System are compared with CD4 and viral load test results, reportable by law to state laboratory reporting systems. Adults reported as HIV + but with no further post-diagnosis test results or other evidence of care entry within 90 days of diagnosis are eligible for the study. Sites will identify eligible subjects and collect data through September 2009, collaborating with CDC on methods, data management, and quality control. Interview data from some 1200 surveyed participants will provide information on barriers to care. CDC will assess selection and misclassification bias due to incomplete and delayed reporting and evaluate system design and utility.

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