Increasing pediatric HIV testing positivity rates through focused testing in high-yield points of service in health facilities-Nigeria, 2016-2017.

Increasing pediatric HIV testing positivity rates through focused testing in high-yield points of service in health facilities-Nigeria, 2016-2017.

<h4>Background</h4>In 2017, UNAIDS estimated that 140,000 children aged 0-14 years are living with HIV in Nigeria, but only 35% have been diagnosed and are receiving antiretroviral therapy. Children are tested primarily in outpatient clinics, which show low HIV-positive rates. To demonst...

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Main Authors: Solomon Odafe, Dennis Onotu, Johnson Omodele Fagbamigbe, Uzoma Ene, Emilia Rivadeneira, Deborah Carpenter, Austin I Omoigberale, Yakubu Adamu, Ismail Lawal, Ezekiel James, Andrew T Boyd, Emilio Dirlikov, Mahesh Swaminathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234717

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234717

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