肯尼亚霍马贝和图尔卡纳县标准化强化依从性咨询,提高儿童和青少年艾滋病毒病毒抑制率。
Standardized enhanced adherence counseling for improved HIV viral suppression among children and adolescents in Homa Bay and Turkana Counties, Kenya.
机构信息
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya.
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, WA, DC, USA.
出版信息
Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Oct 7;101(40):e30624. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000030624.
Viral suppression is suboptimal among children and adolescents on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Kenya. We implemented and evaluated a standardized enhanced adherence counseling (SEAC) package to improve viral suppression in children and adolescents with suspected treatment failure in Homa Bay and Turkana. The SEAC package, implemented from February 2019 to September 2020, included: standard procedures operationalizing the enhanced adherence counseling (EAC) process; provider training on psychosocial support and communication skills for children living with HIV and their caregivers; mentorship to providers and peer educators on EAC processes; and individualized case management. We enrolled children and adolescents aged 0 to 19 years with suspected treatment failure (viral load [VL] >1000 copies/mL) who received EAC before standardization as well as those who received SEAC in a pre-post evaluation of the SEAC package conducted in 6 high-volume facilities. Pre-post standardization comparisons were performed using Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney and Pearson's chi-square tests at a 5% level of significance. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to identify factors associated with viral resuppression. The study enrolled 741 participants, 595 pre- and 146 post-SEAC implementation. All post-SEAC participants attended at least 1 EAC session, while 17% (n = 98) of pre-SEAC clients had no record of EAC attendance. Time to EAC following the detection of high VL was reduced by a median of 8 days, from 49 (interquartile range [IQR]: 23.0-102.5) to 41 (IQR: 20.0-67.0) days pre- versus post-SEAC (P = .006). Time to completion of at least 3 sessions was reduced by a median of 12 days, from 59.0 (IQR: 36.0-91.0) to 47.5 (IQR: 33.0-63.0) days pre- versus post-SEAC (P = .002). A greater percentage of clients completed the recommended minimum 3 EAC sessions at post-SEAC, 88.4% (n = 129) versus 61.1% (n = 363) pre-SEAC, P < .001. Among participants with a repeat VL within 3 months following the high VL, SEAC increased viral suppression from 34.6% (n = 76) to 52.5% (n = 45), P = .004. Implementation of the SEAC package significantly reduced the time to initiate EAC and time to completion of at least 3 EAC sessions, and was significantly associated with viral suppression in children and adolescents with suspected treatment failure.
在肯尼亚,接受抗逆转录病毒疗法(ART)的儿童和青少年中,病毒抑制效果并不理想。我们实施并评估了标准化强化依从性咨询(SEAC)方案,以提高霍马湾和图尔卡纳疑似治疗失败的儿童和青少年的病毒抑制率。SEAC 方案于 2019 年 2 月至 2020 年 9 月实施,包括:实施强化依从性咨询(EAC)流程的标准程序;为感染艾滋病毒的儿童及其照顾者提供关于心理社会支持和沟通技巧的提供者培训;为 EAC 流程的提供者和同伴教育者提供指导;以及个体化病例管理。我们招募了疑似治疗失败(病毒载量 [VL]>1000 拷贝/mL)的 0 至 19 岁儿童和青少年,他们在标准化之前接受了 EAC,并且在 SEAC 方案的前后评估中接受了 SEAC,该评估在 6 个大容量设施中进行。在 5%的显著性水平上,使用 Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney 和 Pearson 卡方检验进行前后标准化比较。使用多变量逻辑回归确定与病毒再抑制相关的因素。该研究纳入了 741 名参与者,595 名参与者在实施 SEAC 之前,146 名参与者在实施 SEAC 之后。所有接受 SEAC 后的参与者至少参加了一次 EAC 会议,而在 SEAC 前的参与者中,有 17%(n=98)没有参加 EAC 的记录。从 VL 升高检测到开始 EAC 的时间中位数缩短了 8 天,从 SEAC 前的 49(四分位距 [IQR]:23.0-102.5)天到 41(IQR:20.0-67.0)天(P=0.006)。至少完成 3 次 EAC 的时间中位数缩短了 12 天,从 SEAC 前的 59.0(IQR:36.0-91.0)天到 47.5(IQR:33.0-63.0)天(P=0.002)。接受 SEAC 后的参与者完成推荐的最少 3 次 EAC 的比例更高,88.4%(n=129)与 SEAC 前的 61.1%(n=363)相比(P<0.001)。在 VL 升高后 3 个月内重复 VL 的参与者中,SEAC 将病毒抑制率从 34.6%(n=76)提高到 52.5%(n=45),P=0.004。SEAC 方案的实施显著缩短了开始 EAC 的时间和完成至少 3 次 EAC 会议的时间,与疑似治疗失败的儿童和青少年的病毒抑制率显著相关。