Refining and Validating a Pediatric and Adolescent HIV Testing Eligibility Screening Tool for Health Care Providers in Uganda (PATEST)
Overview
Country:
Uganda
Subject Matter:
Pediatric and Adolescent Testing, Care, and Treatment
This three-phase study, supported under CDC’s Project DELTA, aimed to assess the sensitivity, specificity, and real-world implementation of a screening tool to identify children and adolescents at risk of being HIV-infected in Uganda. The goal of the study was to equip health care providers and clinics with a tool to increase pediatric HIV testing and more quickly link positively-identified children and adolescents to care and treatment to reduce morbidity and mortality.
Data Collection Period: August 2018 – December 2019
- Findings presented at the 11th International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics, July 2019: “Developing a pediatric and adolescent HIV-screening tool in outpatient settings in Uganda“
- Findings presented at the 12th International Workshop on HIV & Pediatrics, November 2020: “A validated outpatient department HIV screening tool for children 18 months to 14 years as efficient as index testing in Uganda“
- Findings published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, November 2021: “Developing and Validating an Effective Pediatric and Adolescent HIV Testing Eligibility Screening Tool for High-Volume Entry Points in Uganda“
