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Analytic Framework
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When starting an effectiveness review, the systematic review team develops an analytic framework. The analytic framework illustrates how the intervention approach is thought to affect public health. It guides the search for evidence and may be used to summarize the evidence collected. The analytic framework often includes intermediate outcomes, potential effect modifiers, potential harms, and potential additional benefits.
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Summary Evidence Table
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Contains evidence from reviews of partner counseling and referral services through provider, patient, and contract referral
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The number of studies and publications do not always correspond (e.g., a publication may include several studies or one study may be explained in several publications).
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CDC. Partner counseling and referral services to identify persons with undiagnosed HIV---North Carolina, 2001. MMWR 2003;52:1181–4.
CDC. Partner notification for preventing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection--Colorado, Idaho, South Carolina, Virginia. MMWR 1988;37:393–6.
Crystal S, Dengelegi L, Beck P, Dejowski E. AIDS contact notification: initial program results in New Jersey. AIDS Educ Prev 1990;2:284–95.
Hoffman RE, Spencer NE, Miller LA. Comparison of partner notification at anonymous and confidential HIV test sites in Colorado. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol 1995;8:406–10.
Landis SE, Schoenbach VJ, Weber DJ, et al. Results of a randomized trial of partner notification in cases of HIV infection in North Carolina. N Engl J Med 1992;326:101–6.
Rutherford GW, Woo JM, Neal DP, et al. Partner notification and the control of human immunodeficiency virus infection. Two years of experience in San Francisco. Sex Transm Dis 1991;18:107–10.
Spencer NE, Hoffman RE, Raevsky CA, Wolf FC, Vernon TM. Partner notification for human immunodeficiency virus infection in Colorado: results across index case groups and costs. Int J STD AIDS 1993;4:26–32.
Toomey KE, Cates WJ. Partner notification for the prevention of HIV infection. AIDS 1989;3(Suppl 1):S57–S62.
Wykoff RF, Jones JL, Longshore ST, et al. Notification of the sex and needle-sharing partners of individuals with human immunodeficiency virus in rural South Carolina: 30-month experience. Sex Transm Dis 1991;18:217–22.
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Ekwueme D, Hutchinson A, Dean H, Kim A. Estimating the cost and effectiveness of three referral strategies for HIV partner counseling and referral services (Abstract). 2005: E24.
The following outlines the search strategy used for the systematic review of partner counseling and referral services through provider, patient, and contract referral.
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A comprehensive search strategy for studies evaluating HIV PCRS, including partner notification, was developed in conjunction with HIV reference librarians from the CDC Information Center. The literature search was initiated in September 2003 and later updated in September 2004 using five database-specific search strategies for AIDSLine, Embase, Medline, PsycInfo, and Sociofile. To reduce publication bias and gaps in the automated search, the Community Guide staff conducted additional searches using the Internet, reference lists, and referrals from HIV specialists at CDC and members of the team that conducted the systematic review. Studies were eligible for inclusion if they:
- were published in English during 1985-2004
- were conducted in a country with a high income economy
- assessed partner notification
- provided data to calculate the proportion of individuals tested through partner notification who tested positive for HIV
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