Journal article
A 'test and treat' prevention strategy in Australia requires innovative HIV testing models: A cohort study of repeat testing among high-risk' men who have sex with men
AL Wilkinson, C El-Hayek, T Spelman, CK Fairley, D Leslie, ES Mcbryde, M Hellard, M Stoové
Sexually Transmitted Infections | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2016
Abstract
Objectives HIV diagnoses among men who have sex with men (MSM) in several high-income countries, including Australia, have increased substantially over recent years. Australia, in line with global prevention strategies, has emphasised a test and treat' HIV prevention strategy which relies on timely detection of HIV through frequent testing by those at risk. We examined trends in repeat testing among MSM defined as high-risk' according to Australian testing guidelines. Methods HIV test records from MSM attending high caseload clinics in Melbourne 2007-2013 and classified as high-risk were analysed. Binary outcomes of test within 3 months' and test within 6 months' were assigned to tests withi..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The Victorian Department of Health funds ongoing surveillance projects within the Burnet Institute. The authors would like to acknowledge the NHMRC who provide funding to MH as a Senior Research Fellow (1062877), ALW as a public health scholarship recipient (1055196) and MS (1090445) and EM (1034464) through a Career Development Fellowships. The authors gratefully acknowledge the contribution to this work of Victorian Operational Infrastructure Support Programme received by the Burnet Institute.