Evaluating an HIV Risk Screening Tool in a Population of Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children Program Beneficiaries in Tanzania
Overview
Country:
Tanzania
Subject Matter:
Pediatric and Adolescent Testing, Care, and Treatment
This cross-sectional study, funded under USAID’s Project SOAR, aimed to evaluate the performance of a four-item HIV risk screening tool in predicting the HIV status in orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) ages 2-19 years in Tanzania. The study also identified additional items that could be added to the community-based tool to improve its performance, and described the HIV rate and household testing perceptions and history among OVC participants.
Data Collection Period: 02/2019 – 09/2019
Publications and Presentations:
- Findings presented at the 12th International Workshop on HIV & Pediatrics, November 2020: “Fidelity to a lay cadre-administered HIV risk screening tool used among orphans and vulnerable children in community settings in Tanzania“
- Findings published in PLOS ONE, March 2021: “HIV risk screening and HIV testing among orphans and vulnerable children in community settings in Tanzania: Acceptability and fidelity to lay-cadre administration of the screening tool“
- Findings published in PLOS ONE, May 2021: “Balancing HIV testing efficiency with HIV case-identification among children and adolescents (2–19 years) using an HIV risk screening approach in Tanzania“
