TABLE 3.
Fast Track Partner Services Clients Program Utilization
| Fast Track 1.0 (n = 12) March to December 2019 | Fast Track 2.0 (n = 23) August 2020 to March 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | %* | %† | n | %* | %† | |
| NP telehealth visit | 12 | 100% | 100% | 21 | 91% | 91% |
| HIV testing | ||||||
| Tested for HIV | 12 | 100% | 100% | 18 | 86% | 78% |
| Positive result | 1 | 8% | 8% | 3 | 17% | 13% |
| Negative result | 11 | 92% | 92% | 15 | 83% | 65% |
| Interested in HTK | — | — | — | 10 | 48% | 43% |
| Used HTK | — | — | — | 2 | 20% | 9% |
| PrEP services cascade | ||||||
| Educated about PrEP | 12 | 100% | 100% | 21 | 100% | 91% |
| Interested in or referred for PrEP | 10 | 91%‡ | 83% | 18 | 86%‡ | 78% |
| Received starter packs in field | 5 | 50% | 42% | — | — | — |
| Started PrEP | 4 | 40%§ | 33% | 10 | 59%§ | 43% |
| Scheduled refill appointment | 3 | 75% | 25% | 8 | 80% | 35% |
| Refill appointment confirmed | 1 | 33% | 8% | 4 | 50% | 17% |
| PEP services cascade | ||||||
| Eligible | 2 | 18%¶ | 17% | 3 | 20%¶ | 13% |
| Accepted and completed | 1 | 50% | 8% | 2 | 67% | 9% |
| PEP to PrEP | 0 | 0% | 0% | 2 | 100% | 9% |
| Linkage to Care | ||||||
| Newly Diagnosed | 1 | 8% | 8% | 3 | 17% | 13% |
| Started ART (total) | 1 | 100% | 8% | 1 | 33% | 4% |
| Immediate start ART | 1 | 100% | 8% | 2 | 67% | 9% |
| Confirmed linkage to care | 1 | 100% | 8% | 3 | 100% | 13% |
| STI testing and treatment | ||||||
| Tested for GC/CT | 12 | 100%∥ | 100% | 13 | 100%∥ | 57% |
| Positive | 2 | 17% | 17% | 3 | 23% | 13% |
| Treated | 2 | 100% | 17% | 3 | 100% | 13% |
| Tested for syphilis | 7 | 58%∥ | 58% | 13 | 100%∥ | 57% |
| Positive | 2 | 29% | 17% | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Treated | 2 | 100% | 17% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
NOTE: Percentages should be interpreted with caution, given the small sample size.
*Percentage among relevant subgroup of patients.
†Percentage among all.
‡Interested in PrEP, among those who tested HIV-negative in the field, for FT 1.0. Referred for PrEP, among all, for FT 2.0. This is due to HIV testing being performed at a separate in-person visit, after initial phone-based PrEP referral services.
§Among those interested in starting PrEP, for FT 1.0. For FT 2.0, the denominator excludes 1 person who was referred for PrEP but then tested HIV-positive and initiated immediate start ART.
¶Among those who tested HIV negative.
∥STI testing among all in FT 1.0 and among those who came to an NYC SHC in FT 2.0 (n = 13).