Increasing pediatric HIV testing positivity rates through focused testing in high-yield points of service in health facilities-Nigeria, 2016-2017.
Solomon OdafeDennis OnotuJohnson Omodele FagbamigbeUzoma EneEmilia RivadeneiraDeborah CarpenterAustin I OmoigberaleYakubu AdamuIsmail LawalEzekiel JamesAndrew T BoydEmilio DirlikovMahesh SwaminathanPublished in: PloS one (2020)
In Nigeria, to improve facility-based HIV positivity rates among children aged 0-14 years, an increased focus on HIV testing among children seeking care in pediatric inpatient wards, through family index testing, and perhaps TB clinics is appropriate.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- men who have sex with men
- mental health
- healthcare
- hiv positive
- palliative care
- primary care
- public health
- young adults
- human immunodeficiency virus
- quality improvement
- health information
- pain management
- hepatitis c virus
- south africa
- risk assessment
- social media
- acute care
- health promotion
- childhood cancer