Seek, Test, and Treat Strategies, Wisconsin, 2013-2015 (ICPSR 39797)

Version Date: Apr 20, 2026

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Principal Investigator(s):
David W. Seal, Tulane University

Series:

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR39797.v1

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Summary

This study is part of the Seek, Test, Treat and Retain (STTR) Collaboration Project that involved over twenty studies in the fields of HIV and drug abuse. All studies were independently developed, but were chosen for the collaboration because they focused on one or more steps of the HIV treatment cascade: Seek, Test, Treat and Retain. As part of STTR Collaboration Project, the studies were grouped into Criminal Justice-related studies and Vulnerable Population-related studies. The data collected by these studies included twelve common domains (e.g., Demographic characteristics, Mental Health) in each of which a shared questionnaire or instrument was taken up by the studies and adapted to fit the study.

The Seek, Test, and Treat (STT) strategies included the following parts:

Part 1

  • Tested all detainees at the Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility (MSDF). MSDF is the state-operated detention facility for probation and parole revokees in Milwaukee County.

Part 2

  • Linked (or re-linked) all HIV-positive persons and released to Milwaukee County from the WI prison system (including MSDF) to the state's largest HIV treatment and prevention service provider, the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW).

Part 3

  • Sought undiagnosed HIV infection within MSDF releasees' social/sexual risk networks through an innovative releasee-based referral testing strategy.

Citation

Seal, David W. Seek, Test, and Treat Strategies, Wisconsin, 2013-2015. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-04-20. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR39797.v1

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Funding

United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Drug Abuse (5R01DA032057, 1R01DA032098, 1R01DA032100, 1R01DA032059, 1R01DA032083, 1R01DA032106, 1R01DA032061, 1R01DA032110, 1R01DA032080, 1R01DA032082)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Restrictions

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Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

2013-06 -- 2015-06

Date of Collection

2013-06 -- 2015-06

Data Collection Notes

  1. Please note that all data files have been converted to the Stata format, trimmed to include only participants enrolled in the study, and had cross-study IDs and other variables appended.

  2. This study includes data files, study summaries, and study data documentation.

  3. This release is a Fast Track Release and is distributed as it was received from the data depositor. Users should consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.

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Study Purpose

This study aims to assess the feasibility and collect preliminary outcome and cost-effectiveness data for a comprehensive STT strategy for people being released from the Wisconsin state prison system to Milwaukee County.

Study Design

An observational prospective cohort study.

Participants were further asked to self-report the following instances:

  1. Sought professional help for psychological or emotional issue.
  2. Hospitalized for depression, anxiety or any mental health or psychiatric illness.
  3. Used of medication for depression, anxiety, or mental or psychiatric illness.
  4. Sought professional help for alcohol/drug treatment.
  5. Participated in support group, group counseling, or self-help group for emotional, substance abuse or health issues.

Sample

Part 1

  • People who were admitted to MSDF met with a project staff in a private room within 24-48 hours of intake to learn more about the study. Individuals were provided with a detailed explanation of the study and questions were addressed.
  • Participants were enrolled after giving formal informed consent
  • Upon consent, the baseline HIV risk behavior survey and a HIV test were conducted. After two-year period, database searches were used to detect any reportable positive STI/HIV tests after release.

Part 2

  • Those who agreed to part 1 and tested positive for HIV were recruited to part 2. Documented HIV+ persons entered MSDF were further recruited. At the final stage, HIV-positive people released from long-term incarceration in any state prison to Milwaukee County were recruited through the HIV Care Program during HIV treatment transitional planning meetings.
  • The monitoring via medical records - Wisconsin Information Exchange and ARCW patient records - was in accordance with standard of care time frames established by physician at ARCW.

Part 3

  • High-risk negatives were identified via risk behavior surveys and referred to the ARCW's network test referral program.

Time Method

Longitudinal: Cohort / Event-based

Universe

Detainees in the Wisconsin prison system who are being released to Milwaukee County.

Unit(s) of Observation

Individual

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

Description of Variables

The study includes variables on criminal and legal involvement, drug use history, sexual risk behavior, and substance use. Demographic variables include ethnicity, race, gender, and income.

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Original Release Date

2026-04-20

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