Poster Presentation

Category: Adolescents & Young People

Presentation Date & Time: 03/24/98 12:00:00

Using existing HIV/AIDS surveillance records, MDH staff located eligible participants, assessed their health care needs, and facilitated referrals to community-based, adolescent case management services. The intervention comprised an augmentation of traditional partner notification services and a novel collaboration between public health and HIV health care providers. Evaluative Methods: A Before-After trial was conducted to study changes in the proportion of HIV+ youth enrolled in case management services after the model was implemented in 5/92. Sources of data were MDH HIV surveillance records, face-to-face structured interviews, and case management records. Results: 67% of eligible clients were located and interviewed, both before and after 5/92. After the model was implemented, the proportion of participants enrolled in case management services increased significantly (chi square value 3.65, P<.01), from 33% (20/60) to 58% (37/53). Intervention outcomes did not vary significantly with participants’ demographic and transmission characteristics. Conclusion: Implementation of the Adolescent Early Intervention Project was associated with a significant increment in the proportion of youth enrolled in case management services.