Effect of task-shifting HIV testing from laboratory personnel to nurses on paediatric and adolescent HIV testing rate and yield in rural Nigeria: a prospective before-and-after study

• Main Authors: Oriaku Ofem, MD (Author), Tongdiyen Laura Jasper, MD (Author), Nguavese Torbunde, MD (Author), Murna Yashimankut, MD (Author), Hussaini Sadiq, BSc (Author), Rosemary Ejekam, MD (Author), Daniel Ikeda, BA (Author), Emmanuel Aiyenigba, MD (Author), Bruce Agins, MD (Author), Nadia Sam-Agudu, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Nigeria has the second highest burden of HIV in children younger than 15 years (220 000) and adolescents 10 -19 years (230 000) in the world. Unfortunately, fewer than a quarter of these children and adolescents are identified and given access to treatment. Decentralisation of HIV testin...