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Factors associated with the timely uptake of initial HIV virologic test among HIV-exposed infants attending clinics within a faith-based HIV program in Kenya; a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Early infant diagnosis (EID) of HIV, followed by effective care including antiretroviral therapy (ART), reduces infant mortality by 76% and HIV progression by 75%. In 2015, 50% of 1.2 million HIV-exposed infants (HEI) in 21 priority countries received a virologic test within the recommen...

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Autores principales: Gaitho, Douglas, Kinoti, Freda, Mwaniki, Lawrence, Kemunto, Diana, Ogoti, Victor, Njigua, Catherine, Kubo, Elizabeth, Langat, Agnes, Mecha, Jared
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7986293/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33757463
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10587-1