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The Red Carpet Program (RCP)  provided fast-track peer-navigated services, peer counseling, and psychosocial support at health facilities and schools in six Homa Bay subcounties in 2016. RCP training and sensitization was implemented in 50 health facilities and 25 boarding schools. Implementation of RCP was associated with significant improvement in linkage to and early retention in care among adolescent and youth.

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Assessing Time Requirements of Two Models of SARS-CoV- 2 Screening and Testing in Routine Healthcare Services in Kenya and Cameroon

Published March 2025

Introduction Incorporating SARS-CoV-2 antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) into routine care settings can facilitate efficient case identification and management in low-resource settings. We assessed the time required to complete SARS-CoV-2 screening and Ag-RDT testing in maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH), HIV and tuberculosis clinics in selected facilities in Kenya and Cameroon. Methods We conducted […]

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Cameroon,

Kenya

Kenya

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A Cross-Sectional Study of the Use of Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Community Identification of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 in Kenya

Published January 2025

Overview Mass testing with antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDT), including testing of asymptomatic individuals, is expected to improve the identification of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. Mass testing was offered at large gatherings to determine the SARS-CoV-2 case detection rate and the acceptance and cost of implementing this community testing strategy. In 49 […]

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Kenya

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Effect of integrating paediatric tuberculosis services into child healthcare services on case detection in Africa

Published December 2024

Introduction Paediatric tuberculosis (TB) underdiagnosis is a critical concern. The INPUT stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial assessed the impact of integrating child TB services into child healthcare on TB case detection among children under age 5 years. Methods We compared the standard of care, providing TB care in specific TB clinics (control phase), with the Catalysing Paediatric […]

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Tuberculosis (TB)

Countries:

Cameroon,

Kenya