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| ISSN |
2220-3249 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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©The Author(s) 2025. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
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Infectious Diseases |
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Meta-Analysis |
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Human immunodeficiency virus recency testing coverage and partner-notification-services among people-living with human immunodeficiency virus in low- and middle-income countries
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Invited Manuscript |
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Ibrahim Ahmed El-Imam, Timothy Antipas Peter, Hassan Fredrick Fussi, Zuhura Mbwana Ally, Hafidha Mhando Bakari, Mariam Salim Mbwana, Upendo Kayeke Chenya, Beatrice Kelvin Mpimo, Haji Mbwana Ally and Habib Omari Ramadhani |
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| Corresponding Author |
Habib Omari Ramadhani, MD, PhD, Senior Researcher, Department of Medicine, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 725 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States. homari@ihv.umaryland.edu |
| Key Words |
Human immunodeficiency virus recency testing coverage; Rapid test for recent infection; Recent infection testing algorithm; Partner notification services; Misclassification; Recent infection surveillance; Low- and mid-income countries |
| Core Tip |
This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesizes evidence from low- and middle-income countries on the implementation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-recency testing and its integration with partner notification services (PNS). The findings highlight high but uneven rapid testing for recent infection (RTRI) coverage, moderate RTRI-recent prevalence, and substantial diagnostic misclassification. One in every three recent infections was reclassified as long-term following a viral load confirmatory testing. While PNS demonstrated strong partners contact rates and high HIV yield, critical attrition occurred throughout the cascade. These results highlight the value of RITA-confirmed recency testing and suggest that recency-informed PNS could enhance HIV surveillance and epidemic control when guided by standardized protocols and supported by confirmatory testing. |
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2025-12-25 09:13 |
| Citation |
El-Imam IA, Peter TA, Fussi HF, Ally ZM, Bakari HM, Mbwana MS, Chenya UK, Mpimo BK, Ally HM, Ramadhani HO. Human immunodeficiency virus recency testing coverage and partner-notification-services among people-living with human immunodeficiency virus in low- and middle-income countries. World J Virol 2025; 14(4): 111810 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3249/full/v14/i4/111810.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.5501/wjv.v14.i4.111810 |
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