Integration of Screening for Syphilis, Hepatitis C, and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections with HIV Testing in a Community-Based HIV Prevention Program in Miami, Florida.
The South Beach AIDS Project (SoBAP) in Miami, Florida, is a nonprofit community-based organization that recently began offering syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea, and hepatitis C screening along with confidential HIV screening to its clients. We retrospectively reviewed data from SoBAP collected from January 2011 to June 2012 to describe the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among persons seeking testing services. Our findings are in line with national data demonstrating that men who have sex with men (MSM) of color are disproportionately affected by STIs, especially Latino MSM. Integrating HIV, STI, and hepatitis C screening in community-based testing programs is feasible and an important means to identify infected persons.
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