Screening tool to identify adolescents living with HIV in a community setting in Zimbabwe: A validation study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A simple cost-effective strategy to pre-screen for targeted HIV testing can have substantial benefit in high burden and resource limited settings. A 4-item (previous hospitalisation, orphanhood, poor health status, and recurring skin problems) screening tool to identify adolescents living with HIV has previously shown high sensitivity in healthcare facility settings. We validated this screening tool in a community setting, in Harare, Zimbabwe in a community-based HIV prevalence survey.

Methods

A community-based HIV prevalence survey was conducted among individuals aged 8-17 years with guardian consent and child assent and residing in 7 communities during the period February 2015 to December 2015. Participants without previously diagnosed HIV were evaluated for t

SUBMITTER: Bandason T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6168137 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature