HIV/AIDS
Conditions
Interventions
Umoyo Mother-Infant Pair (MIP) clinic
Standard of Care
Sponsors
Clinton Health Access Initiative
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The following will be used as inclusion criteria for the program: ¿ For the retrospective study, HIV exposed infants (HEI)s will be included if they are 1) over the age of 6 weeks and under 3 months of age at 12 - 9 months before the launch of the MIP clinic program and 2) receiving services from a study facility. ¿ For the prospective study, HEIs will be included if they are 1) over the age of 6 weeks and under 3 months of age at the time of the launch of the MIP clinic and 2) receiving services from a study facility. ¿ For mother¿s questionnaire, women will be eligible for inclusion if they 1) are age 18 years or older, 2) are HIV-positive and 3) are receiving under-five services for their infant from a study site. At baseline, any woman meeting the other criteria and attending the under-five clinic will be eligible. At end line, women who have attended at least three Umoyo clinic days will be eligible.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The following will be used as exclusion criteria for the program: ¿ For the retrospective study, any HEI who is under age 6 weeks or over 3 months of age at 12 -9 months before the launch of the MIP program will be excluded. ¿ For the prospective study, any HEI who is under age 6 weeks or over 12 months of age at the time of the Umoyo clinic launch will be excluded. HEIs will also be excluded if they have already tested positive before age 12 months. ¿ For mother¿s exit questionnaire, women will be excluded if they 1) are under 18 years, 2) are not HIV-positive or 3) do not regularly receive under-five services for their infant from a study site. At end line, women will be excluded if they have not attended at least three Umoyo clinic days.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in the proportion of HIV-exposed infants retained in HIV care and treatment at 12 months of age. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in the proportion of HEIs with regular attendance as defined by monthly returns up to 6 months of age from 10 weeks to 6 months ;Change in the proportion of HEIs with regular attendance as defined by monthly returns up to 12 months of age from 10 weeks to 12 months ;Change in the proportion of HIV-positive children initiated on ART;Change in the proportion of HIV-positive children retained in care;6. Change in the proportion of HIV-positive mothers retained in care;Change in the proportion of HIV-Exposed infants initiated on TB Isoniazid (INH) prophylaxis ;Change in the proportion of HIV positive mothers testing for TB;Change in the proportion of HIV positive mothers receiving TB prophylaxis;Change in the proportion of HIV positive mothers on TB treatment;Difference in perceived social support of HIV-positive mothers among those in the intervention arm vs those in the control arm ;Difference in perceived stigma of HIV-positive mothers among those in the intervention arm vs those in the control arm ;Difference in knowledge of mothers on i) importance of retention and adherence ii) family planning among those in the intervention arm vs those in the control arm | — |
Countries
Zambia
Contacts
Public ContactSandra Mudhune
Outcome results
None listed