Completed | December 2017

Effect of Family-centered Model of HIV Care (FAM-CARE) on Viral Suppression and Retention in Care of HIV-positive Children in Swaziland

in Care of HIV-positive Children in Swaziland

Overview

Country:

Eswatini

Subject Matter:

Pediatric and Adolescent Testing, Care, and Treatment

This study, supported by USAID’s Project SOAR, evaluated the effect of implementing a family-centered model of care program on viral suppression and retention in children through the enrollment of a prospective cohort of HIV-infected children and their caregivers in Swaziland. The mixed methods study also assessed factors associated with viral suppression and retention, and evaluated the acceptability of the family-centered model by caregivers and healthcare providers.

Data Collection Period: September 2017 – July 2018

  1. Findings presented in a Project SOAR Activity Brief, March 2017: “Effect of a Family-centered Model of HIV Care on Viral Suppression and Care Retention Among HIV-positive Children in Swaziland“
  2. Findings presented at the 11th International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics, July 2019: “Association of ART regimen with viral suppression in HIV-positive children in Eswatini: Baseline data from the FAM-CARE study“
  3. Findings published in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, August 2019: “Association of Antiretroviral Drug Regimen With Viral Suppression in HIV-positive Children on Antiretroviral Therapy in Eswatini“
  4. Findings presented at the 20th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa, December 2019: “Association of ART Regimen with Viral Suppression in HIV-positive Children in Eswatini: Baseline Data from the FAM-CARE Study”
  5. Findings presented at the 20th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa, December 2019: “”There Are No Secrets Any More”: Experiences of Caregivers and Health Care Workers Using the Family-centered Care Model in Eswatini”
  6. Findings published in BMC Health Services Research, October 2020: “There are no more secrets’: acceptability of a family-centered model of care for HIV positive children in Eswatini“
  7. Findings published in PLOS ONE, August 2021: “A randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of a family-centered HIV care model on viral suppression and retention in care of HIV-positive children in Eswatini“

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