Increasing the initiation of antiretroviral therapy through optimal placement of diagnostic technologies for pediatric HIV in Zimbabwe: A modeling analysis

Increasing the initiation of antiretroviral therapy through optimal placement of diagnostic technologies for pediatric HIV in Zimbabwe: A modeling analysis

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Point-of-care (POC) devices for infant HIV testing provide timely result-return and increase antiretroviral (ART) initiation. We aimed to optimally locate POC devices to increase 30-day ART initiation in Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe. Methods: We developed an optimization model...

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Main Authors: Melike Yildirim, Karen A. Webb, Andrea L. Ciaranello, Alyssa K. Amick, Angela Mushavi, Anesu Chimwaza, Anneke Claypool, Tendayi Murape, Nicole C. McCann, Clare F. Flanagan, Mohammad S. Jalali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Early infant HIV diagnosis
Point-of-care
Zimbabwe
Location optimization
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971223005647

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