Table 5 Care and Counseling Provided to HIV-Exposed Infants at 7 Health Facilities
Regional Referral Hospital | Regional Referral Hospital | Regional Referral Hospital | District Hospital | Health Center IV | Health Center IV | Health Center IV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis | ✓● | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | – | – | ✓● |
Growth monitoring- weight | – | ✓✓ | ✓● | ✓✓ | – | – | – |
Growth monitoring- height | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Immunization assessment and referral | – | ✓● | – | ✓✓ | – | – | – |
Clinical assessment for signs/symptoms of HIV | ✓● | ✓● | ✓● | ✓● | ✓● | – | – |
Developmental assessment | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Counseling on nutrition and feeding practices | ✓● | ✓● | ✓● | ✓● | ✓● | – | – |
Counseling on testing algorithm and EID process | ✓● | ✓● | ✓● | ✓● | ✓● | – | – |
KEY: ✓✓ Always provided: provided as routine practice at every clinic visit, with rare exceptions ✓● Sometimes provided: provided occasionally, ad hoc, or only when triggered for specific reason(s) — Rarely or never provided: not provided at all except in rare situations | |||||||