Predictors of loss to follow up among HIV-exposed children within the prevention of mother to child transmission cascade, Kericho County, Kenya, 2016

Autor:	Zeinab Gura, Jane Githuku, Joyce Wamicwe, Hudson Taabukk Kigen, Betty Langat, Robert Too, Sara A. Lowther, Jacob Odhiambo, Tura Galgalo
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	0301 basic medicine Adult Male Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Psychological intervention Mothers HIV Infections medicine.disease_cause Logistic regression Truth Disclosure 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires HIV HIV-exposed infant loss to follow up Kericho Kenya medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Health Education business.industry Research Prevention of mother to child transmission Infant General Medicine Odds ratio Middle Aged 030112 virology Confidence interval Infectious Disease Transmission Vertical Caregivers Case-Control Studies Patient Compliance Health education Female Lost to Follow-Up Birth cohort business Demography Follow-Up Studies
Zdroj:	The Pan African Medical Journal Pan African Medical Journal; Vol. 30 No. 1 (2018)
ISSN:	1937-8688
Popis:	Introduction:HIV-exposed infants (HEI) lost-to-follow-up (LTFU) remains a problem in sub Saharan Africa (SSA). In 2015, SSA accounted >90% of the 150,000 new infant HIV infections, with an estimated 13,000 reported in Kenya. Despite proven and effective HIV interventions, many HEI fail to benefit because of LTFU. LTFU leads to delays or no initiation of interventions, thereby contributing to significant child morbidity and mortality. Kenya did not achieve the
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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