Improved identification and enrolment into care of HIV-exposed and - Infected infants and children following a community health worker intervention in Lilongwe, Malawi

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Ahmed, Saeed ^a,b   Kim, Maria H ^a,b   Dave, Amanda C ^b   Sabelli, Rachael ^b   Kanjelo, Kondwani ^b   Preidis, Geoffrey A ^a   Giordano, Thomas P ^c   Chiao, Elizabeth ^c   Hosseinipour, Mina ^d,e   Kazembe, Peter N ^a,b   Chimbwandira, Frank ^f   Abrams, Elaine J ^g  

^a Children's Hospital   (United States)

^b Malawi   (Malawi)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PROJECT   (Malawi)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^g Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Case finding; Children; Community health workers; HIV; HIV exposed infants; Linkage to care; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; PREGNANT WOMAN; TEACHER; HIV INFECTIONS; INFANT; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84920579371     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7448/IAS.18.1.19305     Document Type: Article

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