Routine Electronic Mother-Infant Data (REMInD): a proof-of-concept Data to Care study to support retention in maternal HIV treatment and infant HIV testing in Cape Town, South Africa.

ABSTRACT: Data to Care (D2C) strategies - using routine data to facilitate identification and linkage back to care of people living with HIV who are not in care - have shown promise in high-income settings but received little attention in lower resourced or vertical HIV transmission prevention (VTP) contexts. In this proof-of-concept study, we monitored existing linked electronic medical records in near real-time to identify key gaps in postpartum VTP steps among 336 mothers living with HIV and their infants in Cape Town, South Africa (recruited March 2021 - April 2022). We attempted to confirm observed gaps through source data systems and telephonic tracing, and facilitated re-engagement in care where needed. There were 302 gaps observed in the routine data; 123 (41%) were false gaps and 179 (59%)

SUBMITTER: Phillips TK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11661380 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature