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Routine Inpatient HIV Testing System Increases Access to Pediatric HIV Care in sub-Saharan Africa

Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: Routine HIV testing, called provider-initiated opt-out HIV testing and counseling (PITC), is recommended in African countries with high HIV prevalence. However, it is unknown whether PITC increases access to pediatric HIV care. In 2008 the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative implemented PITC (BIPAI-PITC) at a Malawian hospital. We sought to evaluate the influence of BIPAI-PITC, compared to non-routine HIV testing (NRT), on pediatric HIV care access.
DOI: 10.17615/rqqm-qf39
Authors: Siwande, Linias D., Schutze, Gordon E., Preidis, Geoffrey A., Mwansambo, Charles, Hoffman, Irving, McCollum, Eric D., Golitko, Carrie L., Kline, Mark W., Hosseinipour, Mina C., Kazembe, Peter N.
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: green
Funders: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Vanderbilt University, Texas Children's Hospital, National Institutes of Health, Center for AIDS Research, University of Washington, Fogarty International Center
OpenAlex ID: W4298444220
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