Implementation planning for community-based point-of-care HIV testing for infants: Recommendations from community leaders in Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early infant diagnosis (EID) establishes the presence of HIV infection in HIV-exposed infants and children younger than 18 months of age. EID services are hospital-based, and thus fail to capture HIV-exposed infants who are not brought to the hospital for care. Point-of-care (POC) diagnostic systems deployed in the community could increase the proportion tested and linked to treatment, but little feasibility and acceptability data is available.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews (n = 74) were conducted by a Kenyan team with community members (Community Health Workers/Volunteers [CHW/CHV], Traditional Birth Attendants [TBAs], community leaders) and parents of HIV-exposed infants at four study sites in Kenya to elicit feedback on the acceptability and feasibility of

SUBMITTER: Macharia LW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7561120 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature