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Project HEART Update. 8 th Annual CDC/HRSA Track 1.0 Meeting Nicole Buono, Project Director. Project HEART Overview . Where we work Results- Adult and ped care and treatment and PMTCT Ped counselors in Zambia in improving enrollment and retention Program quality data Data quality
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Project HEART Update 8th Annual CDC/HRSA Track 1.0 Meeting Nicole Buono, Project Director
Project HEART Overview • Where we work • Results- Adult and ped care and treatment and PMTCT • Ped counselors in Zambia in improving enrollment and retention • Program quality data • Data quality • PY8 priorities
Trends in Number of Active Care and Treatment Sites, Project HEART *Q1-4 numbering refers to calendar quarter (ie Q2 2010=Apr-Jun 2010)
Number and percent of PY6 target achieved: Patients ever started on ART during PY6 (April 2009-March 2010)
Number and percent of PY6 target achieved: New children started on ART during PY6 (April 2009-March 2010)
Percent distribution of children ever started on ART by age group by the end of the quarter, April – June 2010
Zambia pediatric counselors and impact on enrollment and retention of children • Pediatric ART enrollment and retention challenging • 103 counselors in Zambia were trained using the two-week ANECCA/CRS pediatric counseling course • Used program data- the difference between 2008 and 2009 enrollment and attrition of children and adults • Statistical analysis using paired t tests. • Among 64 sites, 47 met the criteria for the enrollment analysis and 55 for attrition, 30 sites with trained pediatric counselors
Zambia Experience: Conclusions • The number of children enrolled in ART increased more in ART treatment sites with trained pediatric counselors than in sites without counselors, outpacing adult enrollment; attrition also decreased more in these sites. • Limitations include inter-site variability and difficulty identifying and controlling for confounders. • A larger matched case-control study is recommended to control for site variations.
PY8 Priorities • Prepare for smooth transition of programs in all countries • Advance transition objectives, monitor and document transition • Continue to improve program quality • Continue to focus on improved data quality • Initiate project closeout (starts in PY7)
Acknowledgements CÔTE D’IVOIRE • Anna Likos , Alexandre Ekra, and the CDC/CI team • MOH CI, regional and district authorities • Joseph Essombo, Anthony Tanoh • and the EGPAF/CI team EGPAF Global • Rose McCulloughh • Nicole Buono • Stephen Lee • Richard Marlink • Theresa Wolters • Rozalin Wise • Stephanie Calves • Shauna Eisenberg • SolomePaulos • Elizabeth Flanagan • Nick Hellmann • Trish Karlin • AnjaGiphart • ShobanaRamachandran • Eric Nawar • Penny Smith • Andrea Wahl • DoraceTrottier • Ashley Thompson • Sean Maher • Amelie Sow-Dia • ……..AND ALL OF OUR PATIENTS, PARTNERS, STAFF AND DONORS • CDC/ Atlanta • TeddEllerbrock • Diane Flournoy • Bud Bowen • Janna Brooks • Josef Amman • Elliot Raizes • Tom Spira • AngeliAchrekar • Carla Johnson • Laura Porter • Joe Barker • John Aberle-Grasse • OUR PARTNERS HERE THIS WEEK • CIDRZ (Zambia) • Geoffrey Siliwizya • Health Services Payment Authority (Cote d’Ivoire ) • KoneIdrissa • District Medical Officer (Tanzania) • Cristo Nkya • Gauteng Province Medical Advisor (South Africa) • ZukiswaPinini MOZAMBIQUE • Lisa Nelson, KebbaJobarteh, Charity Alfredo, Paula Morgan and CDC/Moz • MOH Moz, provincial and district authorities • Nancy Fitch, CathrienAlons, and the EGPAF/Moz team SOUTH AFRICA • Thurma Goldman, Jeff Klausner, LeratoLesole, and CDC/SA • DOH SA and provincial and district authorities • Kuku Appiah, PumlaLupondwana and the EGPAF/SA team TANZANIA • John Vertefeuille, Thomas Finkbeiner, Mohamed Mfaumeand CDC/TZ • MOH TZ, regional and district authorities • AnjaGiphart, Jeroenvan PadtBosch and the EGPAF/TZ team ZAMBIA • Larry Marum, Deborah Connor, Isaac Zulu and CDC/Zambia • Susan Strasser and the EGPAF/Zambia team • MOH Zambia, provincial and district authorities • Jeff Stringer, Elizabeth Stringer, Carolyn Bolton, Stewart Reid and the entire CIDRZ team
This presentation was made possible through support provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), as part of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation's International Family AIDS Initiatives (“Project HEART”/Cooperative Agreement No. U62/CCU123451). The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of CDC.