Approach feasibility and acceptability study (WP2)

       To evaluate feasibility and acceptability of using PoC VL monitoring among children and adolescents living with HIV in East Africa.

Specific Objectives

i.               To assess the acceptability of the implementation and scale-up of PoC VL testing and monitoring from the perspective of children, adolescents and their caregivers. 

ii.              To assess the critical determinants that may affect the implementation of PoC VL testing and monitoring from the perspective of healthcare workers and policy makers.

iii.            To assess potential barriers and facilitators to implementation and scale-up of PoC VL testing and monitoring among children and adolescents living with HIV.

iv.            To assess the incremental cost-effectiveness of PoC VL from a modified societal perspective using established models, with data collected alongside the implementation of the intervention combined with data estimated based on existing studies.