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Successive 1-Month Weight Increments In Infancy Can Be Used To Screen For Faltering Linear Growth, Adelheid W. Onyango, Elaine Borghi, Mercedes De Onis, Edward A. Frongillo Jr., Cesar G. Victora, Kathryn G. Dewey, Anna Lartey, Nita Bhandari, Anne Baerug, Cutberto Garza
Successive 1-Month Weight Increments In Infancy Can Be Used To Screen For Faltering Linear Growth, Adelheid W. Onyango, Elaine Borghi, Mercedes De Onis, Edward A. Frongillo Jr., Cesar G. Victora, Kathryn G. Dewey, Anna Lartey, Nita Bhandari, Anne Baerug, Cutberto Garza
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Background: Linear growth faltering in the first 2 y contributes greatly to a high stunting burden, and prevention is hampered by the limited capacity in primary health care for timely screening and intervention.
Objective: This study aimed to determine an approach to predicting long-term stunting from consecutive 1-mo weight increments in the first year of life.
Methods: By using the reference sample of the WHO velocity standards, the analysis explored patterns of consecutive monthly weight increments among healthy infants. Four candidate screening thresholds of successive increments that could predict stunting were considered, and one was selected for …
Improving Early Infant Hiv Diagnosis In Kenya: Study Protocol Of A Cluster-Randomized Efficacy Trial Of The Hitsystem., Sarah Finocchario-Kessler, Kathy Goggin, Samoel Khamadi, Brad Gautney, Jacinda K. Dariotis, Charles Bawcom, An-Lin Cheng, Niaman Nazir, Catherine Martin, Andrea Ruff, Michael Sweat, Vincent Okoth
Improving Early Infant Hiv Diagnosis In Kenya: Study Protocol Of A Cluster-Randomized Efficacy Trial Of The Hitsystem., Sarah Finocchario-Kessler, Kathy Goggin, Samoel Khamadi, Brad Gautney, Jacinda K. Dariotis, Charles Bawcom, An-Lin Cheng, Niaman Nazir, Catherine Martin, Andrea Ruff, Michael Sweat, Vincent Okoth
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BACKGROUND: Early infant diagnosis among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-exposed infants is a critical component of prevention of mother-to-child transmission programs. Barriers to early infant diagnosis include poor uptake, low retention at designated re-testing intervals, delayed test results, passive systems of communication, and poor linkage to treatment. This study will evaluate the HIV Infant Tracking System (HITSystem), an eHealth intervention that streamlines communication and accountability between the key early infant diagnosis stakeholders: HIV+ mothers and their HIV-exposed infants, healthcare providers, and central laboratory personnel. It is hypothesized that the HITSystem will significantly improve early infant diagnosis retention at 9 and 18 …