Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Research Article
Adopting a Pediatric HIVQUAL-H Framework in Measuring the Quality of Pediatric HIV Care in Haiti
Author(s): Aileen M Aldrich*, Elizabeth R Lyden, Jenny Edouard, Jacqueline Gautier and Shirley F Delair
Objective: Haiti has the largest pediatric HIV population in the Americas. The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan
for AIDS Relief has been instrumental to increase access to care for Haiti’s pediatric HIV population. Though electronic
medical records (EMRs) have facilitated this care, there are limited published data on the quality of care. This study
aimed to use an adapted quality of pediatric HIV care framework in Haiti.
Methods: This is a retrospective study of active pediatric HIV patients less than 15 years of age seen at the Saint
Damien Hospital HIV clinic in Tabarre, Haiti from January 2012 to December 2016. Clinical and laboratory data were
abstracted from the EMR based on a Pediatric HIVQUAL-H framework generated by incorporating Haitian pediatric
HIV guidelines into the Thai HIVQUAL model focusing on ei.. Read More»
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