If you text them, they will come: Using the HIV infant tracking system to improve early infant diagnosis quality and retention in Kenya

AIDS

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2014, Pages

  Finocchario Kessler, Sarah ^a,b   Gautney, Brad J ^b   Khamadi, Samoel ^b,c   Okoth, Vincent ^b,c   Goggin, Kathy ^d   Spinler, Jennifer K ^e,f,g   Mwangi, Anne ^h   Kimanga, Davies ^h   Clark, Kristine F ⁱ   Olungae, Helen D ^b,c   Preidis, Geoffrey A ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Global Health Innovations   (United States)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g Health Empowering Humanity   (United States)

^h MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

early infant diagnosis; HIV; HIV infant tracking system; HIV exposed infants; improving laboratory performance; Kenya; mHealth; prevention of mother to child transmission; technology; text messaging to mobile phones

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFANT TRACKING SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; INTERNET; INTERVENTION STUDY; KENYA; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL NOTIFICATION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PILOT STUDY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEXT MESSAGING; TIME PERCEPTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TURNAROUND TIME; ADULT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIV INFECTIONS; INFECTION CONTROL; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; REMINDER SYSTEM; TRANSMISSION; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84903990704     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000000332     Document Type: Article

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