Brief Report: Disclosure, Consent, Opportunity Costs, and Inaccurate Risk Assessment Deter Pediatric HIV Testing: A Mixed-Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prompt child HIV testing and treatment is critical; however, children are often not diagnosed until symptomatic. Understanding factors that influence pediatric HIV testing can inform strategies to increase testing.

Methods

A mixed-methods study was conducted at a tertiary hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. Three focus group discussions with health care workers (HCWs) and 18 in-depth interviews with HIV-infected adults with children of unknown status were analyzed using thematic analysis. A structured questionnaire was administered to 116 HIV-infected caregivers of children of unknown status to triangulate qualitative findings.

Results

Analysis revealed 3 key periods of the pediatric HIV testing process: decision to test, test visit, and posttest. Key issues includ

SUBMITTER: Wagner AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5877451 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature