Routine Inpatient HIV Testing System Increases Access to Pediatric HIV Care in sub-Saharan Africa
- McCollum, Eric D.
- Preidis, Geoffrey A.
- Golitko, Carrie L.
- Siwande, Linias D.
- Mwansambo, Charles
- Kazembe, Peter N.
- Hoffman, Irving
- Hosseinipour, Mina C.
- Schutze, Gordon E.
- Kline, Mark W.
Publication date
January 2011
DOIAbstract
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
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