Implementing services for Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) of HIV: a comparative descriptive analysis of national programs in four countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a significant increase in survival for HIV-infected children who have early access to diagnosis and treatment. The goal of this multi-country review was to examine when and where HIV-exposed infants and children are being diagnosed, and whether the EID service is being maximally utilized to improve health outcomes for HIV-exposed children.

Methods

In four countries across Africa and Asia existing documents and data were reviewed and key informant interviews were conducted. EID testing data was gathered from the central testing laboratories and was then complemented by health facility level data extraction which took place using a standardized and validated questionnaire

Results

In the four countries reviewed from 2006 to 2009 EID sample volumes ros

SUBMITTER: Chatterjee A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3161890 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature