Document Type
Brief
Publication Date
2011
Abstract
The Population Council’s APHIA II Operations Research Project in Kenya collaborated with Kendu Adventist Hospital and the Christian Health Association to launch a study to examine the effect of improved services and awareness-creation on the uptake of HIV testing and treatment services for children and infants exposed to HIV. The study showed that community education and improvements in individual case tracking can increase the proportion of infants exposed to HIV who are tested for HIV and put on appropriate treatment. The policy brief recommends that health facilities streamline services to ensure that as many exposed infants as possible are identified and followed up.
Recommended Citation
"Service improvements and community education lead to increase in uptake of HIV services for infants and young children," APHIA II Operations Research Project in Kenya OR Summary. Nairobi: Population Council, 2011.
DOI
10.31899/rh3.1039
Language
English
Project
AIDS, Population, and Health Integrated Assistance (APHIA II) Operations Research Project
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