This study evaluated the effectiveness of risk-tracing snowball approach (RTSA), versus the walk-in testing approach, in increasing the rate of newly identified HIV cases among high-risk populations. The authors found that the RTSA approach identified fewer new HIV cases than the walk-in group. The results did show that the RTSA group had higher mean CD4 counts and may reveal that this approach can detect HIV cases earlier than the walk-in approach. Further research is needed to understand the cost-effectiveness of this intervention.
Using risk-tracing snowball approach to increase HIV case detection among high-risk populations in Cambodia: An intervention study
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Chhim S, Macom J, Pav C, Nim N, Yun P, Seng S, Chhim K, Tuot S, Yi S
