Dataset from Evaluation of SMILE in CARING for YOUTH: CDC-ATN/NICHD HIV Testing and Linkage-to-Care Collaboration

This study determined program-level factors associated with the effectiveness of SMILE in CARING for YOUTH Linkage-to-Care (LTC) program networks at 15 Adolescent Medicine Trial Units (AMTUs). The various LTC programs at the AMTUs were evaluated and categorized. The study then examined associations between LTC program characteristics (providers, practices, and systems) and the proportion of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected youth, ages 12-24 years old, inclusive, linked to care and maintained in care. This study focused on LTC programs at the AMTUs as the unit of analysis and not the youth themselves.