Uptake of HIV testing among acutely malnourished children in dowa district of Malawi

• Main Author: Chitete, Lusungu
• Other Authors: Puoane, Thandi
• Language: en
• Published: University of Western Cape 2014
• Subjects: Uptake of HIV testing; Community-based management of acute malnutrition; Acute malnutrition; Acutely malnourished children; Outpatient therapeutic program; Nutrition rehabilitation unit; Supplementary feeding program; HIV infection; Service-related factors; Malawi
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3928

Magister Public Health - MPH === Aim: This study sought to investigate service-related factors that affect uptake of HIV testing among children enrolled in CMAM. This was a descriptive study that used mixed quantitative and qualitative methods. To assess uptake of HIV testing records were reviewed of number of children tested as a percentage of number of children enrolled in CMAM over 12-month period in a sample of health facilities. Face to face in-depth interviews were conducted of CMAM and HTC focal persons to investigate factors affecting uptake. Information from interviews was analyzed using a thematic approach.