'The baby will have the right beginning': a qualitative study on mother and health worker views on point-of-care HIV birth testing across 10 sites in Zimbabwe

• Main Authors: Emma Sacks (Author), Leila Katirayi (Author), Betsy Kaeberle (Author), Haurovi William Mafaune (Author), Addmore Chadambuka (Author), Emmanuel Tachiwenyika (Author), Tichaona Nyamundaya (Author), Jennifer Cohn (Author), Agnes Mahomva (Author), Angela Mushavi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The survival of HIV-infected infants depends on early identification and initiation on effective treatment. HIV-exposed infants are tested at 6 weeks of age; however, testing for HIV sooner (e.g., shortly after birth) can identify in utero infection, which is associated with rapi...