From transmission to transition: lessons learnt from the Thai paediatric antiretroviral programme.

Background: The Thai HIV programme is a leader in the public health approach to HIV treatment. Starting at transmission of HIV and ending with transition to adult services this paper assesses the paediatric HIV treatment continuum from three perspectives: service-user, provider and policy maker, to understand what works well and why.

Methods: A qualitative research design was used to assess and triangulate the stakeholder perspectives.

HIV disclosure and its effect on treatment outcomes in perinatal HIV-infected Thai children.

The World Health Organization guideline recommends informing children of their HIV status between the ages of 6-12 years. Primary caregivers of perinatal HIV-infected Thai children ≥6 years were interviewed in order to assess the HIV status disclosure rate. In addition, pill counts of antiretroviral therapy (ART) were performed every three months.