Optimizing paediatric HIV care in Kenya: challenges in early infant diagnosis

PROBLEM: In 2003, the goal of the Kenyan Ministry of Health was to avail antiretroviral treatment (ART) to 50% of the estimated 250 000 eligible individuals by the end of 2005. By July 2005, 45 000 adults and more than 2000 children were on treatment. A study was conducted to determine the barriers...

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Main Authors: Peter Cherutich, Irene Inwani, Ruth Nduati, Dorothy Mbori-Ngachad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862008000200018&lng=en&tlng=en