Clinic-based routine voluntary HIV testing in a refugee settlement in Uganda
OʼLaughlin, K.N.; Kasozi, J.; Walensky, R.P.; Parker, R.A.; Faustin, Z.M.; Doraiswamy, S.; Owino, C.O.; Bassett, I.V.
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 67(4): 409-413
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 1944-7884 PMID: 25162817 DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000317Document Number: 625609
We implemented and evaluated a clinic-based routine voluntary HIV testing intervention in Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda. Comparing the standard of care period (40 d) with the intervention period (168 d), the mean HIV-infected clients identified per week increased from 0.9 to 5.6, and there was no significant difference between the HIV prevalence in the 2 periods (standard of care: 3.3%; intervention: 4.5%; P > 0.5). Clinic-based routine HIV testing in a refugee settlement is effective and should be considered for implementation in refugee settlements in other high-prevalence regions in sub-Saharan Africa.