{"id":5462,"date":"2024-09-05T18:41:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T18:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalcommunities.org\/resources\/aids2024-poster-gc-botswana\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T04:35:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T04:35:59","slug":"aids2024-poster-gc-botswana","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/globalcommunities.org\/resources\/aids2024-poster-gc-botswana\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing Outcomes of HIV-Exposed Infants (HEI) in Botswana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This poster, presented in 2024 at the 25th International AIDS Conference by Global Communities, showcases the results of a study on early infant diagnosis in Botswana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Main finding.<\/strong> Testing rates for HEI are high in Botswana and the uptake of testing is growing; however, mothers do not fully comprehend the HEI testing protocols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key takeaway.<\/strong> Policy efforts, health systems strengthening at the community level, and consistent health education to mothers living with HIV are needed to promote the uptake of HEI testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Authors.<\/strong> Relebohile Faatse, Dorothy Tlagae-Gaseitsiwe, Kenneth Katse, Nothando Tumelo, Betty Adera and Mogomotsi Matshaba.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Project. <\/strong>Comprehensive Care and Support for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Project in <a href=\"https:\/\/globalcommunities.org\/country\/botswana\/\">Botswana<\/a>,<strong> <\/strong>funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalcommunities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GC-Botswana-Poster-AIDS-2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53268\" style=\"width:306px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This poster, presented in 2024 at the 25th International AIDS Conference by Global Communities, showcases the results of a study on early infant diagnosis in Botswana. Main finding. Testing rates for HEI are high in Botswana and the uptake of testing is growing; however, mothers do not fully comprehend the HEI testing protocols. 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