Introduction of Rapid Syphilis Testing within an Integrated Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV Program
A Field Acceptability, Feasibility, and Cost Effectiveness Pilot
Overview
Country:
Uganda; Zambia
Subject Matter:
Integration of HIV Services; PMTCT and HIV-free Survival
This WHO-funded study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of introducing rapid syphilis testing (RST) into PMTCT programs in Zambia and Uganda. Using a pre-post intervention design, HIV and syphilis testing and treatment rates during the RST intervention were compared with baseline.
Data Collection Period: April 2009-July 2010
- Findings published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, November 2012: “Introduction of Rapid Syphilis Testing Within Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Programs in Uganda and Zambia: A Field Acceptability and Feasibility Study“
- Findings published in the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, April 2015: “The cost-effectiveness of 10 antenatal syphilis screening and treatment approaches in Peru, Tanzania, and Zambia“
- Findings published in PLOS ONE, May 2015: “Scaling Down to Scale Up: A Health Economic Analysis of Integrating Point-of-Care Syphilis Testing into Antenatal Care in Zambia during Pilot and National Rollout Implementation“
- Findings published in PLOS ONE, June 2015: “Introduction of Syphilis Point-of-Care Tests, from Pilot Study to National Programme Implementation in Zambia: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Workers’ Perspectives on Testing, Training and Quality Assurance“
