Leveraging peer-based support to facilitate HIV care in Kenya

Abstract

In sub-Saharan Africa, hospitalized patients with HIV, most of whom present with advanced stage disease, have poor post-admission linkage and retention rates in outpatient HIV care. Limited success in transitioning between inpatient and outpatient care is likely due to lack of education, psychosocial issues, and lack of integration between inpatient and outpatient care structures.