Botswana HIV ClinSoc

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Chawangwa Modongo @BOTSHIV: Gives thanks to all attending the conference, speakers & sponsors #BOTSHIV2014

Tafireyi Marukutira @BOTSHIV @CDCgov: Summarising resolutions of 2014 conference-must not exclude anyone #BOTSHIV2014

Frank Mwangemi @ACHAP_BW: PIMA POC instruments compares well with gold standard testing - useful for rural/hard to reach areas #BOTSHIV2014

Frank Mwangemi @ACHAP_BW: 12% population having CD4 tested using PIMA POC capillary blood instrument newly diagnosed with HIV #BOTSHIV2014

Frank Mwangemi @ACHAP_BW: 11 PIMA POC instruments placed in primary care centres-moonlight clinics to test in cover of darkness #BOTSHIV2014

Frank Mwangemi @ACHAP_BW: Good correlation btn CD4 counts (capillary blood) PIMA POC vs venous samples #BOTSHIV2014

Robert Gross of @UniversityofP: Study: EtOH abuse increased HIV risk behaviour, detectable VL BUT no effect on adherence. #BOTSHIV2014

Robert Gross of @UniversityofP: Hazardous EtOH use in past month had 80% association with detectable VL #BOTSHIV2014

Bonny Segano -Youth Action Movement BOFWA: When is the right time to disclose the HIV status to child? #BOTSHIV2014

Youth Action Movement: parents need to start talking to their children about sex to support the information from other sources #botshiv2014

Elizabeth Lowenthal @UniversityofP : 'Non-disclosed' adolescents often know they have "mogare {virus}" #BOTSHIV2014

Elizabeth Lowenthal @UniversityofP:Adolescents who know they're being monitored modify own ARV ?adherence behaviour.

Onkemetse Montsheki @Childline Botswana: The law: healthcare staff MUST report suspected child abuse #BOTSHIV2014

Onkemetse Montsheki: calls for healthcare workers to be active in referring children to social services if they suspect abuse #BOTSHIV2014

@BOTSHIV: Liz Lowenthal: testimonies from adolescents living w/ HIV show denial of HIV and ambivalence is high in adolescents #botshiv2014

@BotswanaUPenn Liz Lowenthal: rel risk of failure in adolescents is 4.5x greater if parents don't attend clinic appts w/ them #botshiv2014

Naom Angrist Young Love NGO:Text reminders 4 adolescent adherence-often but not daily, inspiring, customised, vague, not mentioning HIV/meds

"Sugar daddy awareness class"Kenyan RCT:1h class decr teen pregnancy by 28% next year, decr teen pregnancy by 60% w/ older men #botshiv2014