Assessment of standard HIV testing services delivery to injured persons seeking emergency care in Nairobi, Kenya: A prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT: Emergency departments (EDs) in Africa are contact points for key groups for HIV testing services (HTS) but understanding of ED-testing delivery is limited which may impeded program impacts. This study evaluated the offering and uptake of standard HTS among injured persons seeking ED care at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in Nairobi, Kenya. An ED population of adult injured persons was prospectively enrolled (1 March-25 May 2021) and followed through ED disposition. Participants requiring admission were followed through hospital discharge and willing participants were contacted at 28-days for follow up. Data on population characteristics and HTS were collected by personnel distinct from clinicians responsible for standard HTS. Descriptive analyses were performed and prevalence values with

SUBMITTER: Aluisio AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021732 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature