Pediatric Active Case Finding of HIV through Facility and Community-based Testing Models in Uganda (PedAC Study)
Overview
Uganda
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 Uganda.
Data Collection Period: 03/2017 – 12/2018
Publications and Presentations
- Findings presented at the 11th International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics, July 2019: “Pediatric HIV case identification: Missed opportunities along the PMTCT cascade in Kenya and Uganda“
- Findings presented at the 20th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa, December 2019: “Missed opportunities along the PMTCT cascade in Kenya and Uganda”
- Findings 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“