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“I don’t have to do this all by myself”: Systems Navigation to Ensure Continuity of HIV Care for Persons Leaving Prison

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Ensuring continuity of and retention in care after release from prison is critical for optimizing health outcomes among people living with HIV. As part of a large federal initiative, we conducted qualitative interviews (n = 24) with individuals living with HIV and recently released from prison in four states to understand their experiences in different navigation interventions to improve access to HIV care post-release. Interventions were delivered only in prison, only in the community, or in both settings. While the interventions varied by design, overall, participants appreciated the breadth of support received from interventionists, including health system navigation, case management and social support. Even when individuals leaving prison were returning to clinics that they were familiar with, systems navigation supported continuity of care. Our findings elucidate why navigational support was instrumental, and underscore the value of a variety of types of navigation programs in facilitating continuity of care and reintegration post-prison.

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This project was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U90HA22702 for the Systems Linkages and Access to Care for Populations at High Risk for HIV Infection Initiative Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center. This information or content and conclusions are those of the authors and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

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  1. Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th Street, 3rd Floor, UCSF Mailcode 0886, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA

    Shannon M. Fuller, Kimberly A. Koester, Andres Maiorana, Wayne T. Steward, Sophia Zamudio-Haas & Janet J. Myers

  2. Center for AIDS Intervention Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Michelle R. Broaddus

  3. The Policy and Research Group, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Katie Lass

  4. Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Evelyn Byrd Quinlivan

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Fuller, S.M., Koester, K.A., Maiorana, A. et al. “I don’t have to do this all by myself”: Systems Navigation to Ensure Continuity of HIV Care for Persons Leaving Prison. AIDS Behav 23 (Suppl 1), 14–24 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2050-4

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