Use of peers, community lay persons and Village Health Team (VHT) members improves six-week postnatal clinic (PNC) follow-up and Early Infant HIV Diagnosis (EID) in urban and rural health units in Uganda: A one-year implementation study.

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Title: Use of peers, community lay persons and Village Health Team (VHT) members improves six-week postnatal clinic (PNC) follow-up and Early Infant HIV Diagnosis (EID) in urban and rural health units in Uganda: A one-year implementation study.
Authors: Namukwaya Z; Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University (MU-JHU) Research Collaboration, Upper Mulago Hill Road, P.O. BOX 23491, Kampala, Uganda. znamukwaya@mujhu.org., Barlow-Mosha L; Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University (MU-JHU) Research Collaboration, Upper Mulago Hill Road, P.O. BOX 23491, Kampala, Uganda. lbarlow@mujhu.org., Mudiope P; Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University (MU-JHU) Research Collaboration, Upper Mulago Hill Road, P.O. BOX 23491, Kampala, Uganda. pmudiope@gmail.com., Kekitiinwa A; Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation, Kampala, Uganda. akekitiinwa@baylor-uganda.org.; Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Pediatrics and Child Health, Kampala, Uganda. akekitiinwa@baylor-uganda.org., Matovu JN; Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University (MU-JHU) Research Collaboration, Upper Mulago Hill Road, P.O. BOX 23491, Kampala, Uganda. jmatovu@mujhu.org., Musingye E; Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University (MU-JHU) Research Collaboration, Upper Mulago Hill Road, P.O. BOX 23491, Kampala, Uganda. emusingye@yahoo.com., Ssebaggala JN; Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University (MU-JHU) Research Collaboration, Upper Mulago Hill Road, P.O. BOX 23491, Kampala, Uganda. jssebaggala@mujhu.org., Nakyanzi T; Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University (MU-JHU) Research Collaboration, Upper Mulago Hill Road, P.O. BOX 23491, Kampala, Uganda. tnakyanzi@mujhu.org., Abwooli JJ; Mpigi Health Centre IV, Mpigi, Uganda. jubileejohn@yahoo.co.uk., Mirembe D; Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University (MU-JHU) Research Collaboration, Upper Mulago Hill Road, P.O. BOX 23491, Kampala, Uganda. dmirembe@mujhu.org., Etima J; Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University (MU-JHU) Research Collaboration, Upper Mulago Hill Road, P.O. BOX 23491, Kampala, Uganda. jetima@mujhu.org., Bitarakwate E; Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Kampala, Uganda. ebitarakwate@pedaids.org., Fowler MG; Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University (MU-JHU) Research Collaboration, Upper Mulago Hill Road, P.O. BOX 23491, Kampala, Uganda. mgfowler@mujhu.org., Musoke PM; Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University (MU-JHU) Research Collaboration, Upper Mulago Hill Road, P.O. BOX 23491, Kampala, Uganda. pmusoke@mujhu.org.; Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Pediatrics and Child Health, Kampala, Uganda. pmusoke@mujhu.org.
Corporate Authors: Peer-senga study Group at Mulago, Mengo, Rubaga and Mpigi Health Units
Source: BMC health services research [BMC Health Serv Res] 2015 Dec 15; Vol. 15, pp. 555. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Dec 15.
Publication Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal Info: Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101088677 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1472-6963 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14726963 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Health Serv Res Subsets: MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
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ISSN:1472-6963
DOI:10.1186/s12913-015-1213-5