"The right time is just after birth": acceptability of point-of-care birth testing in Eswatini: qualitative results from infant caregivers, health care workers, and policymakers

• Main Authors: Emma Sacks (Author), Philisiwe Khumalo (Author), Bhekisisa Tsabedze (Author), William Montgomery (Author), Nobuhle Mthethwa (Author), Bonisile Nhlabatsi (Author), Thembie Masuku (Author), Jennifer Cohn (Author), Caspian Chouraya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Testing for HIV at birth has the potential to identify infants infected in utero, and allows for the possibility of beginning treatment immediately after birth; point of care (POC) testing allows rapid return of results and faster initiation on treatment for positive infants. Esw...