Mobile, Population-wide, Hybrid HIV Testing Strategy Increases Number of Children Tested in Rural Kenya and Uganda.

ABSTRACT: Efficient ways to identify children with HIV in the context of universal test-and-treat policies are needed. We evaluated a hybrid testing strategy combining mobile community and home-based HIV testing in 87,700 children across 32 rural communities in 2 East African countries. This approach resulted in 81% testing coverage of at-risk children and doubled the number of children diagnosed with HIV.

SUBMITTER: Ayieko J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6226337 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature