Acceptability of children's testing for HIV infection during routine care activities in the Pediatrics Department of Sourô Sanou Teaching Hospital in Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)

In order to contribute to the fight against the pediatric HIV infection, we have assessed, through a study in which we have systematically proposed to carry out children's testing, the rate of acceptability and the feasibility of children's HIV testing during the routine activities of the...

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Published in:	Revue d'épidémiologie et de santé publique Vol. 66; no. 6; p. 363
Main Authors:	Barro, M, Sanogo, B, Ouermi, A S, Zio, B R, Ouattara, A B I, Nacro, B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	France 01-11-2018
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Attitude to Health Burkina Faso - epidemiology Child Child, Preschool Cross-Sectional Studies Diagnostic Tests, Routine - psychology Diagnostic Tests, Routine - statistics & numerical data Female HIV HIV Infections - diagnosis HIV Infections - epidemiology Hospitals, Teaching Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Mass Screening - methods Mass Screening - psychology Mass Screening - statistics & numerical data Parents - psychology Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data Pediatrics - methods Pediatrics - statistics & numerical data Burkina Faso Pédiatrie Soins de routine Pediatrics Burkina Faso HIV Testing Routine Care Dépistage VIH Acceptability Acceptabilité
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Summary:	In order to contribute to the fight against the pediatric HIV infection, we have assessed, through a study in which we have systematically proposed to carry out children's testing, the rate of acceptability and the feasibility of children's HIV testing during the routine activities of the department. We have also analyzed the reasons for the acceptability or the refusal of the child's HIV testing by the accompanying person. The study took place from May to September 2015 including all the parents/legal guardians of any child aged 0 to 14 years coming for a consultation or who was hospitalized in the Pediatric Department of Souro Sanou Teaching Hospital. Counseling sessions conducted by community health workers focused on informing and proposing the principle of child testing. After obtaining the verbal and informed consent of the accompanying person, the first test was performed with Determine® by a hospital health worker. A second SD Bioline®/ImmunoCombII® test was performed if the first test was positive. With children aged less than 18 months, after a positive antibody test, we resorted to PCR for confirmation. A total of 848 accompanying persons, 568 of whom were female, underwent a pre-test interview during which the HIV test was offered to them. The mean age of accompanying persons was 30 (25.5 to 38) years; 747 accompanying persons (88.1%) accepted the testing of their child. We have found an influence of the accompanying person's religion (P=0.02) and the type of accompanying person on the acceptability of children's testing. Mothers were more willing to accept the test compared to other accompanying persons (P=0.002). The main reason for refusing the child's testing was the absence of one of the child's parents, mainly the father whose opinion was needed. The test was positive for HIV1 in 10 children. In health centers, getting the informed consent from parents to test their children is a big challenge. However, our study shows that this is possible, through the high rate of acceptability obtained.
ISSN:	0398-7620
DOI:	10.1016/j.respe.2018.09.007