Notification, contact tracing and GP testing data at jurisdictional level

Notification, contact tracing

and GP testing data

at jurisdictional level

National notification data Source: Annual Surveillance Report 2009, NCHECR

Notifications for MSM Sources: Annual Surveillance Report 2009, NCHECR, South Eastern Sydney Illawarra and Sydney South West Area Health Services, NSW Health 67% 72% For NSW (CS and SES) between Jan 2006 - Jun 2009 number of MSM with infectious syphilis was 852 of 1,016 males = 84%

Current collection *In 2 PHUs which represents approx 60% of cases in males #Willing to collect retrospectively Variable NSW VIC QLD WA SA NT # TAS ACT MSM Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Symptoms Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes HIV status Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes No No # Yes

Recommendation Collate notification data on MSM, symptoms and HIV status nationally

Collate notification data on

MSM, symptoms and HIV status nationally

Contact tracing data

Current collection Question on form NSW VIC QLD WA SA NT * TAS ACT Has partner notification occurred? (Y/N) No Yes No Yes Yes No No No Do you require assistance with partner notification? (Y/N) No Yes No No Yes No Yes No Contact tracing details No No No No Yes No Yes Yes Reasons for test? Contact tracing option No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes

Recommendation Notification data on contact tracing is inconsistently collected and not recommended for monitoring/evaluating contact tracing

Notification data on contact tracing is inconsistently collected and not recommended for monitoring/evaluating contact tracing

GP testing data

Victorian Primary Care Network for Sentinel Surveillance on BBVs & STIs Testing data from four clinics with high MSM Linked to clinic collected risk behaviour data Time period: April 2006 – June 2008 (27 months)

Testing data from four clinics with high MSM

Linked to clinic collected risk behaviour data

Time period: April 2006 – June 2008 (27 months)

Number of tests by HIV status n=10,633 n=6,311

Testing frequency Single testers >=4

Recommendation Jurisdictions consider implementing sentinel surveillance at GPs with high MSM caseloads

Jurisdictions consider implementing

sentinel surveillance at GPs with

high MSM caseloads