Lessons learned from implementing the HIV infant tracking system (HITSystem): A web-based intervention to improve early infant diagnosis in Kenya

Healthcare

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 190-195

  Finocchario Kessler, S ^a   Odera, I ^b   Okoth, V ^b,c   Bawcom, C ^a   Gautney, B ^d   Khamadi, S ^c   Clark, K ^e   Goggin, K ^f  

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

^b Global Health Researcher   (Kenya)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d Global Health Innovations   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^f CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Early infant diagnosis (EID); HIV infant tracking system (HITSystem); Implementation; Kenya; Lessons learned; Technology

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KENYA; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; PUBLIC HEALTH; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; KENYA; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84959473205     PISSN: 22130764     EISSN: 22130772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2015.07.004     Document Type: Article

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