11
Preventive services for HIV patients
Clinical HIV Guidelines, 5th Edition, 2022. Chapter 11, Preventive services for HIV patients.
Clinical description
- A simple standard package of preventive services is provided for all ART patients. This includes:
- Provider Initiated Family Planning
- Cotrimoxazole Preventive Therapy
- TB Preventive Therapy
- This package effectively reduces:
o HIV transmission to sexual partners o HIV transmission from mother to child by preventing unwanted pregnancies o Serious HIV-related diseases (TB, diarrhoea, pneumonia, malaria, etc.)
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