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Factors associated with loss to follow up of HIV-exposed infants-caretaker pairs enrolled in the early infant diagnosis clinic: A case study of Lira Regional Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2015)
Loss to follow up (LTFU) of HIV-exposed infants remains a major barrier to controlling HIV/AIDS in the Elimination of Mother To Child Transmission of HIV/Early Infant Diagnosis (EMTCT/EID) programmes in Uganda. Uganda’s ...
Utilization of dual protection methods of modern family planning by women aged 15-49 years attending early infant diagnosis clinics in Jinja District, Eastern Uganda
(Makerere university, 2022)
Introduction: Globally, approximately 37 million people are living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus /Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. About 92% of pregnant women living with HIV are in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Uganda, ...
Uptake and factors associated with timely completion of early infant diagnosis for HIV exposed infants at Lira Regional Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2023-11)
Introduction: HIV exposed infants (HEIs) are at a higher risk of infant mortality compared to their counterparts who are not HIV exposed, with more than 100,000 deaths from AIDS-related causes in 2020. Early Infant Diagnosis ...
Mother to child transmission of HIV among infants enrolled for early infant diagnosis before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Kampala, Uganda: A competing events survival analysis.
(Makerere University, 2023-11-11)
The COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions in Uganda’s HIV exposed infant diagnosis (EID) services. Despite the disruptions, there was a paucity of knowledge as to whether they affected the risk of Mother To Child Transmission ...
Evaluating the early infant diagnosis point of care program in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)
Background: At-birth and point-of-care (POC) early infant diagnosis (EID) testing are emerging strategies to streamline infant human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnosis and expedite antiretroviral therapy initiation ...