HIV testing at birth: Are we getting it right?

Chanté Bisschoff Jasmine Coulon Ziva Isaacs Lavinia van der Linde Linley Wilson Riana van Zyl Gina Joubert

Published in: Southern African journal of HIV medicine (2019)

The majority of HIV-exposed infants received a PCR test at birth; however, the clinic is below the national target (90%) for HIV testing. A record-keeping system of infants' visits does not exist at MUCPP CHC, making it impossible to determine whether HIV-positive infants were started on antiretroviral treatment.

Keyphrases

men who have sex with men
hiv testing
hiv positive
gestational age
primary care
antiretroviral therapy
human immunodeficiency virus
south africa
hiv infected
pregnancy outcomes
preterm birth
hiv infected patients