Pediatric Active Case Finding of HIV through Facility and Community-based Testing Models in Homa Bay County, Kenya
PedAC Study
Overview
Country:
Kenya
Subject Matter:
Pediatric and Adolescent Testing, Care, and Treatment
This prospective observational cohort study, funded by USAID’s Project SOAR, assessed different service delivery models for actively finding HIV-positive children to determine levels of success with diagnosis, linkage to care, and treatment initiation in Kenya.
Data Collection Period: 11/2017 – 05/2018
Publications and Presentations:
- Findings presented at 11th International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics, July 2019: “Pediatric HIV case identification: Missed opportunities along the PMTCT cascade in Kenya and Uganda”
- Paper published in PLOS ONE, June 2020: “Active pediatric HIV case finding in Kenya and Uganda: A look at missed opportunities along the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) cascade”
