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Active case finding: comparison of the acceptability, feasibility and effectiveness of targeted versus blanket provider-initiated-testing and counseling of HIV among children and adolescents in Cameroon.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Children and adolescents still lag behind adults in accessing antiretroviral therapy (ART), which is largely due to their limited access to HIV testing services. This study compares the acceptability, feasibility and effectiveness of targeted versus blanket provider-initiated testing and counseling (PITC) among children and adolescents in Cameroon. METHODS:During a 6-month period in three hospitals in Cameroon, we invited HIV-positive parents to have their biological children (6 weeks-19 years) tested for HIV (targeted PITC). During that same period and in the same hospitals, we also systematically offered HIV testing to all children evaluated at the outpatient department (blanket PITC). Children of consenting parents were tested for HIV, and positive cases were enrolled on ART. We compared the acceptability, feasibility and effectiveness of targeted and blanket PITC using Chi-square test at 5% significant level. RESULTS:We enrolled 1240 and 2459 eligible parents in the targeted PITC (tPITC) and blanket PITC (bPITC) group, and 99.7% and 98.8% of these parents accepted the offer to have their children tested for HIV, respectively. Out of the 1990 and 2729 children enrolled in the tPITC and bPITC group, 56.7% and 90.3% were tested for HIV (p?

SUBMITTER: Yumo HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6156944 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Active case finding: comparison of the acceptability, feasibility and effectiveness of targeted versus blanket provider-initiated-testing and counseling of HIV among children and adolescents in Cameroon.

Yumo Habakkuk Azinyui HA   Kuaban Christopher C   Ajeh Rogers Awoh RA   Nji Akindeh Mbuh AM   Nash Denis D   Kathryn Anastos A   Beissner Marcus M   Loescher Thomas T  

BMC pediatrics 20180925 1


<h4>Background</h4>Children and adolescents still lag behind adults in accessing antiretroviral therapy (ART), which is largely due to their limited access to HIV testing services. This study compares the acceptability, feasibility and effectiveness of targeted versus blanket provider-initiated testing and counseling (PITC) among children and adolescents in Cameroon.<h4>Methods</h4>During a 6-month period in three hospitals in Cameroon, we invited HIV-positive parents to have their biological ch  ...[more]

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