Task Shifting Routine Inpatient Pediatric HIV Testing Improves Program Outcomes in Urban Malawi: A Retrospective Observational Study


 
Language:

English

Author:

McCollum ED et al.

Series/Journal Title:

PLoS ONE

Volume:

5

Issue:

3

Description:

This study evaluated two models of routine HIV testing of hospitalized children in a high HIV-prevalence resource-constrained African setting. Both models incorporated task shifting, or the allocation of tasks to the least-costly, capable health worker. [from abstract]

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Geographic Focus

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