Completed | December 2017

Enhancing Retention in Care for HIV-positive Mothers and Their Infants by Improving Facility Tracking and Community Health Worker Tracing in Zimbabwe (TraCTOR)

Overview

Country:

Zimbabwe

Subject Matter:

Human Resources for Health; PMTCT and HIV-free Survival

This USAID-funded, two-arm randomized study evaluated the effectiveness of an enhanced intervention package designed to improve active patient tracing activities for HIV-positive mothers and their infants. The intervention package included tools and mentorship to improve operational training and support, and data flow and documentation, as well as a systematic review of processes to improve communication, coordination, and supervision between community health workers and facility-based staff.

Data Collection Period: June – December 2015

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