Structural factors and best practices in implementing a linkage to HIV care program using the ARTAS model

Table 1 Characteristics of ARTAS-II Linkage to Care Study Sites, October 2004 - June 2007

Site/Location	Grantee Agency	Implementing Agency	No. Enrolled	No. (%) Linked^† to Care	Co-located* medical care	Post-project^‡ continuation
1. Anniston, AL	CBO	CBO	42	39 (92.9%)	Yes	Yes
2. Baton Rouge, LA	State HD	CBOs	72	55 (76.4%)	No	Yes
3. Columbia/Greenville, SC	State HD	CBOs	93	86 (92.5%)	Mixed**	Yes
4. Kansas City, MO	CBO	CBO	89	74 (83.1%)	Yes	Yes
5. Richmond, VA	State HD	CBO	56	45 (80.4%)	No	Yes
GROUP ^¶ AVERAGE			352	299 (84.9%)
6. Atlanta, GA	CBO	CBO	77	44 (57.1%)	No	No
7. Baltimore, MD	CBO	CBO	22	15 (68.2%)	Yes	No
8. Chicago, IL	CBO	CBO	36	26 (72.2%)	No	No
9. Duval Co./Jacksonville, FL	Local HD	Local HD	64	55 (85.9%)	Yes	No
10. Miami, FL	State HD	Local HD	75	58 (77.3%)	No	No
GROUP AVERAGE			274	198 (72.3%)
OVERALL			626	497 (79.4%)

ARTAS = Antiretroviral Treatment Access Studies
CBO = community-based (non-profit) organization
HD = health department
^†Attended at least 1 HIV primary care visit within 6 months of enrolling in program
*HIV primary medical care located on the same campus as the linkage to care program
‡Site was able to continue the linkage to care program in some capacity after CDC funding ended
**One of the two implementing sites in Columbia did not have co-located medical care; the CBO in Greenville had co-located medical care.
^¶These first five sites provided examples of best practices

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