Background Children and adolescents still lag behind adults in accessing antiretroviral
therapy (ART), which is largely due to their limited access to HIV testing services. This study …

Background There is a growing body of evidence positioning targeted provider-initiated
testing and counselling (tPITC, also known as index case testing) as a promising HIV case …

Introduction: early diagnosis and treatment of paediatric HIV is key as mortality of untreated
patients is very high in the first two years of life, and reaches 80% by four years. Case finding …

Background: Identification of children and adolescents living with HIV/AIDS remains a major
challenge to the expansion of antiretroviral therapy among this subpopulation. This study …

Utilization of Health Insurance Scheme services varies for a variety of reasons but it appears
that the determining factors are universal. TISHIP was developed to counteract the …

Background: Knowledge of HIV status is critical to expanding access to HIV treatment, care
and support in a timely manner. Household members of HIV positive persons often are also …

I am so grateful to all the parents and children who participated in this study. Without their
consent and participation, we could not have completed this work. Special thanks go to all …