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The Homeless Child Health Care Inventory: Assessing the Efficacy of Linkages to Primary Care

Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 1994
Each year, the New York City homeless family shelter system provides transitional housing for nearly 20,000 homeless children. While health care needs of these children are substantial, there is currently no system-wide mechanism for ensuring that they have access to appropriate medical care.
Redlener, Irwin E., Karich, Kathleen M.
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Uptake of early infant diagnosis in Thailand’s national program for preventing mother‐to‐child HIV transmission and linkage to care, 2008–2011

Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2016
Introduction Early infant diagnosis (EID) has been a component of Thailand's prevention of mother‐to‐child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programme since 2007.
Thananda Naiwatanakul, Nipunporn Voramongkol, Niramon Punsuwan, Rangsima Lolekha, Robert Gass, Hansa Thaisri, Pranee Leechanachai, Mitchell Wolfe, Sarawut Boonsuk, Sorakij Bhakeecheep   +9 more
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Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy and Infectious Diseases Care for Justice-Involved Populations

Emerging Infectious Diseases
The Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP) prohibits using federal funds for ambulatory care services and medications (including for infectious diseases) for incarcerated persons. More than one quarter of states, including California and Massachusetts,
Alysse G. Wurcel, Katharine London, Erika L. Crable, Nicholas Cocchi, Peter J. Koutoujian, Tyler N.A. Winkelman   +5 more
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Point-of-Care HIV Testing and Linkage in an Urban Cohort in the Southern US

AIDS Research and Treatment, 2013
The Southern states experience the highest rates of HIV and AIDS in the US, and point-of-care (POC) testing outside of primary care may contribute to status awareness in medically underserved populations in this region.
Anne Zinski, Sarah M. Dougherty, Ashutosh Tamhane, Kelly L. Ross-Davis, James L. Raper   +4 more
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Linkage to HIV care and early retention in HIV care among men in the ‘universal test-and-treat’ era in a high HIV-burdened district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

BMC Health Services Research
Introduction Despite the numerous efforts and initiatives, males with HIV are still less likely than women to receive HIV treatment. Across Sub-Saharan Africa, men are tested, linked, and retained in HIV care at lower rates than women, and South Africa ...
Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Wisdom Basera, Khumbulani Hlongwana, Carl Lombard, Ria Laubscher, Sinegugu Duma, Mireille Cheyip, Debbie Bradshaw, Edward Nicol   +8 more
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Barriers to care linkage and educational impact on unnecessary MASLD referrals

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundThe importance of primary care physicians (PCPs) in managing metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) has increased. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of an online educational program on MASLD among physicians.
Jun-Hyuk Lee, Eileen Laurel Yoon, Eileen Laurel Yoon, Ju Hyun Oh, Kyunam Kim, Sang Bong Ahn, Dae Won Jun, Dae Won Jun   +7 more
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The Challenge of a Recall Program from a Community-Based Hepatitis C Screening Campaign: The Effectiveness in HCV Microelimination

Microorganisms
The optimal strategy for the microelimination of HCV within community settings remains ambiguous. We evaluated the percentage of participants who achieved linkage to care (LTC) following the conclusion of a screening campaign and examined the diverse ...
Cheng-Hung Chien, Tien-Shin Chou, Li-Wei Chen, Chih-Lang Lin, Jia-Jang Chang, Ching-Jung Liu, Shuo-Wei Chen, Ching-Chih Hu, Rong-Nan Chien   +8 more
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Deja Tu Huella: a comprehensive review of a successful emergency department-based, HIV-targeted screening program in Spain and its impact on early diagnosis and public health

Frontiers in Public Health
Failure to diagnose human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and late HIV diagnosis persist across Europe and Spain, sustained by missed diagnostic opportunities in routine care.
Juan González del Castillo, Domingo Mérida, Ivana Olla, Cristina De Álvaro, Jordi Llaneras Artigues, Manuel J. Vázquez Lima, Concepción Abellás, Oscar Miró, on behalf of SEMES Regional Coordinators   +8 more
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Digital Intervention Services to Promote HIV Self-Testing and Linkage to Care Services: A Bibliometric and Content Analysis—Global Trends and Future Directions

Public Health Reviews
Objective: The global burden of HIV remains a critical public health challenge, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, home to over two-thirds of individuals living with HIV. HIV self-testing (HIVST) has emerged as a promising strategy endorsed by the World
Frank Mhando, Frank Mhando, Marwa Nyankomo, Christa Hall, Kelia Olughu, Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Samuel Janson, Love O. Idahosa, Genae Hatcher, Donaldson F. Conserve, Donaldson F. Conserve   +11 more
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HCV testing and linkage to care: Expanding access [PDF]

Clinical Liver Disease, 2014
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