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Improved health among people living with HIV/AIDS who received packages of proven preventive health interventions, Amhara, Ethiopia
O'Reilly CE , Taylor EV , Ayers T , Fantu R , Abayneh SA , Marston B , Molla YB , Sewnet T , Abebe F , Hoekstra RM , Quick R . PLoS One 2014 9 (9) e107662 In 2009, basic care packages (BCP) containing health products were distributed to HIV-infected persons in Ethiopia who were clients of antiretroviral therapy clinics. To measure health impact, we enrolled clients from an intervention hospital and comparison hospital, and then conducted a baseline survey, and 7 bi-weekly home visits. We enrolled 405 intervention group clients and 344 comparison clients. Intervention clients were more likely than comparison clients to have detectable chlorine in stored water (40% vs. 1%, p<0.001), soap (51% vs. 36%, p<0.001), and a BCP water container (65% vs. 0%, p<0.001) at every home visit. Intervention clients were less likely than comparison clients to report illness (44% vs. 67%, p<0.001) or health facility visits for illness (74% vs. 95%, p<0.001), and had lower median illness scores (1.0 vs. 3.0, p<0.05). Participation in the BCP program appeared to improve reported health outcomes. |
Evaluation of integrated registers for tuberculosis and HIV surveillance in children, Ethiopia, 2007-2009
Click ES , Feleke B , Pevzner E , Fantu R , Gadisa T , Assefa D , Melaku Z , Cain K , Menzies H . Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2012 16 (5) 625-7 In 2008, Ethiopia implemented tuberculosis (TB) treatment registers that included columns for recording human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test results (integrated registers) to replace the previous system of separate TB and HIV registers (pre-integration registers). We compared the proportion of children with documented HIV rapid test results at eight hospitals before and after adopting the integrated registers. HIV status was more consistently documented in the integrated registers; however, HIV status for infants aged <18 months could not be assessed, as the registers did not capture results from polymerase chain reaction-based testing. Recording procedures should be revised to document age-appropriate HIV diagnostic results and ensure referral for appropriate care. |
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