Neonatal and infant diagnostic HIV-PCR uptake and associations during three sequential policy periods in Cape Town, South Africa: a longitudinal analysis.
Emma KalkMax KroonAndrew BoulleMeg OslerJonathan EuvrardKathryn StinsonVenessa TimmermanMary-Ann DaviesPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2019)
Over all policy periods, EID guidelines were incompletely implemented across all levels of care but especially in primary care. Birth HIV-PCR reduced return for follow-up testing, such follow-up testing is critical for the effectiveness of the programme.
Keyphrases
- south africa
- hiv positive
- healthcare
- primary care
- antiretroviral therapy
- public health
- hiv infected
- hiv testing
- human immunodeficiency virus
- mental health
- hiv aids
- randomized controlled trial
- men who have sex with men
- systematic review
- palliative care
- quality improvement
- study protocol
- real time pcr
- clinical trial
- pregnancy outcomes
- preterm birth
- data analysis