Effect of point-of-care CD4 cell count results on linkage to care and antiretroviral initiation during a home-based HIV testing campaign: a non-blinded, cluster-randomised trial

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. e393-e401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitesh A Desai ◽  
Dancun O Okal ◽  
Charles E Rose ◽  
Richard Ndivo ◽  
Boaz Oyaro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Cell Count ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Randomised Trial ◽  
Linkage To Care ◽  
Cluster Randomised Trial ◽  
Cd4 Cell Count ◽  
Cluster Randomised ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Cd4 Cell

scholarly journals Effect of a congregation-based intervention on uptake of HIV testing and linkage to care in pregnant women in Nigeria (Baby Shower): a cluster randomised trial

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
pp. e692-e700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Echezona E Ezeanolue ◽  
Michael C Obiefune ◽  
Chinenye O Ezeanolue ◽  
John E Ehiri ◽  
Alice Osuji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Randomised Trial ◽  
Linkage To Care ◽  
Cluster Randomised Trial ◽  
Cluster Randomised

Home-based oral self-testing for absent and declining individuals during a door-to-door HIV testing campaign in rural Lesotho (HOSENG): a cluster-randomised trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. e752-e761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alain Amstutz ◽  
Thabo Ishmael Lejone ◽  
Lefu Khesa ◽  
Josephine Muhairwe ◽  
Moniek Bresser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Randomised Trial ◽  
Cluster Randomised Trial ◽  
Cluster Randomised ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Self Testing

scholarly journals Does community-based point of care HIV testing reduce late HIV diagnosis? A retrospective study in England and Wales

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 1098-1105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nell Freeman-Romilly ◽  
Paula Sheppard ◽  
Sarika Desai ◽  
Nick Cooper ◽  
Michael Brady
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Cell Count ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Community Settings ◽  
Hiv Diagnosis ◽  
Cd4 Cell Count ◽  
Cell Counts ◽  
Cd4 Cell Counts ◽  
Hiv Test ◽  
Cd4 Cell

The objective of this study was to investigate if patients diagnosed in community clinics have higher baseline CD4 cell counts than those diagnosed in Genitourinary medicine (GUM)/HIV clinics. We undertook a retrospective review of baseline CD4 cell counts for patients receiving a reactive HIV test in community-testing clinics. Eleven local HIV clinics were contacted to determine the baseline CD4 cell counts of these patients. Baseline CD4 cell counts of those diagnosed in the community were compared with mean local GUM/HIV clinic and median national baseline CD4 cell count for their year of diagnosis. Clients diagnosed in community settings had a mean baseline CD4 cell count of 481 cells/mm3 (SD 236 cells/mm3) and median baseline of 483 cells/mm3 (interquartile range 311–657 cells/mm3). This was significantly higher than those diagnosed in the GUM/HIV clinic local to the community-testing site (mean baseline CD4 397 cells/mm3, p = 0.014) and the national median for that year (336 cells/mm3, p < 0.001). HIV testing in community settings identifies patients at an earlier stage of infection than testing in clinical settings.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of a Home-Based Counselling Strategy on Neonatal Care and Survival: A Cluster-Randomised Trial in Six Districts of Rural Southern Tanzania

PLoS Medicine ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. e1001881 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Hanson ◽  
Fatuma Manzi ◽  
Elibariki Mkumbo ◽  
Kizito Shirima ◽  
Suzanne Penfold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomised Trial ◽  
Neonatal Care ◽  
Cluster Randomised Trial ◽  
Cluster Randomised ◽  
Home Based

scholarly journals Erratum to: Should all acutely ill children in primary care be tested with point-of-care CRP: a cluster randomised trial

BMC Medicine ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Y. Verbakel ◽  
Marieke B. Lemiengre ◽  
Tine De Burghgraeve ◽  
An De Sutter ◽  
Bert Aertgeerts ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Randomised Trial ◽  
Cluster Randomised Trial ◽  
Cluster Randomised
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