Development and validation of a predictive model for new HIV infection screening among persons 15 years and above in primary healthcare settings in Kenya: a study protocol.

Journal: BMJ health & care informatics
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: This study seeks to determine incidence, comorbidities and drivers for new HIV infections to develop, test and validate a risk prediction model for screening for new cases of HIV.

Authors

  • Amos Otieno Olwendo
    Health Records and Informatics, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya aolwend@gmail.com.
  • Gideon Kikuvi
    Environmental Health and Disease Control, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Simon Karanja
    Environmental Health and Disease Control, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.