Monitoring of HIV positive mothers and HIV exposed infants in context of Option B+ implementation Kenya
Outline of the presentation Background: Kenya in Context PMTCT Program progress 2012-2015 Option B+ uptake in the country 2013-2015 Retention on Option B+: PMTCT Cohort analysis PMTCT Outcome determination: HEI Cohort Analysis Recommendations and Conclusions Acknowledgements
Kenya Background Total population ~ 42 million HIV prevalence adults : 6.0% (HIV Estimates 2013) ~ 1.59 million estimated PLHIV o 190,000 are children < 14 years (HIV estimates 2013) Estimated 1.5 million pregnancies/yr HIV +ve pregnant women 79,036 (HIV Estimates 2013) HIV exposed infants 79,036
PMTCT Program Progress, 2012-2015 1400000 July 2014: Start of B+ 80% 1200000 1000000 61% 70% 57% 66% 63% 72% 68% 70% 60% 800000 50% 600000 36% 40% 30% 400000 20% 200000 10% 0 2012 2013 2014 Jan-June 2015 1st ANC Known Status HIV+ Pregnant women identified Maternal Prophylaxis issued % maternal prophylaxis coverage % infant prophylaxis coverage 0%
Use of ART (Option B-plus) in PMTCT 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% ART Use in PMTCT (2013-2015) 1% 21% 49% 98% 74% 37% 2013 2014 Jun, 2015 Interrupted ART NVP only (AZT + SdNVP) ART Viral Load Suppression Rate (Nov 2013-June 2015) Patient Category <1000 cps/ml Total Viral Suppression Rate* Adults 108,706 128,220 85% Pregnant women 306 362 84%
Maternal B+ Cohort Analysis Pilot project in Kenya Background Aim to determine retention of mother on HAART from 35 pilot facilities (L2-3; L3-14; L4-17; L5-1) NPs( New positives) and KPs (Known Positives) put in the same cohort month when started ART for NPs and month first seen at clinic for KPs Outcomes determined at 3, 6 and 12 months Data presented for quarterly cohorts reported from Jan-March 2015 Data source: ANC Registers and ART Registers at MCH NB: Option B+ (the only option) rolled out from Jun 2014 Definition of terms KP: Known positives at 1 st ANC contact at facility NP: Newly diagnosed positive at ANC, L&D or PNC Enrolled into cohort: PMTCT Women entered into a particular monthly cohort in MCH ART register, including KPs and NPs Defaulters: Any person missing appointment and not returned to the clinic by reporting time LFU: Any defaulter not returned 3 months (90days) from date of missed appointment Stopped: A person who has stopped taking medication for whatever reason Virally suppressed: Person with viral load reported as undetectable (LDL) or <1,000copies/ml
Maternal B+ Cohort Analysis - pilot project Results: Summary Reporting Month: JAN,FEB,MAR 2015 3 Months Cohort 6 months Cohort 12 Months Cohort Oct,Nov,Dec2014 Jul,Aug,Sept 2014 Jan,Feb,Mar 2014 Indicator KP NP Total KP NP Total KP NP Total Enrolled into Cohort 236 263 499 199 218 417 150 114 264 Transfers in (T.I) 23 2 25 12 3 15 7 1 8 Transfer Out (T.O) 9 9 18 12 11 23 6 4 10 Net Cohort (A+B-C 250 256 506 199 210 409 151 111 262 Defaulters 47 68 115 10 22 32 6 9 15 Lost To Follow Up (LTFU) Not 0 applicable 0 0 14 17 31 7 7 14 Reported Dead 3 1 4 1 2 3 2 0 2 Stopped Alive and Active on 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Treatment 200 187 387 174 168 342 136 95 231 Viral Load Collected 25 8 33 45 26 71 39 21 60 Virally Suppressed (VL<1000) 20 8 28 17 12 29 20 15 35 % Retained (I/D*100) 80% 73% 76% 87% 80% 84% 90% 86% 88% VL uptake 13% 4% 9% 26% 15% 21% 29% 22% 26% VL Suppression 80% 100% 85% 38% 46% 41% 51% 71% 58% Key: KP = Known Positive ; NP = Newly Diagnosed Positive
Observations / Challenges Decreasing number defaulters as cohort gets older All cohorts: Higher retention among KP; Low in NPs (47 % are KPs) Low uptake of VL among PMTCT clients:?documentation challenges Low VL suppression for clients: 58% @3/12; 41% @ 6/12; 85% @1 yr (small numbers due to missing data) Difficult to do data abstraction from data in source documents in context of transition period to MCH model of ART provision Incompleteness of some ART registers in MCH There is no standard national approach to B+ cohort analysis
HIV Exposed Infant (HEI) Cohort Analysis HEI Card Each clinic visit information HEI Register Cohorts by birth month Summarizes clinical information by month, up to 18 months HEI Cohort Analysis (HCA) Tool 9 and 18 month outcomes Piloted: Mar-Sep 2012 Implemented: July 2013 to date
HCA Flow Diagram 1 st Review 0-9 months 2 nd Review 0-18 months 0 6 weeks 9 mo 12 mo 18 mo 24 mo HEI Follow-Up 1st Review: Cohort birth month + 12 months 1.0 % mothers who received PMTCT ARVs 2.0 % Infants who received ARVs at 0-6 weeks 3.0 % HEI tested with PCR at age 6-8 weeks and results available 4.0 % HEI tested positive by first PCR at age 6-8 weeks % HEI tested with PCR and results available between 0 and 9 5.0 months 6.0 % eligible HEI tested with 1st AB test and results available % HEI who tested AB positive with confirmatory PCR and 7.0 results available % HEI who were Exclusively Breastfed at 6 months among HEI 8.0 9.0 assessed % HIV positive infants identified between 0 and 9 months linked to CCC 10.0 Outcomes for birth cohort at 9 months 10.1 % Continuing in HEI follow-up 10.2 % Identified as positive between 0 and 9 months 10.3 % Transferred out between 0 and 9 months 10.4 % Missing 9 month follow-up visit 10.5 % Died between 0 and 9 months 2nd Review: Cohort birth month + 24 months % HEI tested by AB test at >= 18 months 11.0 and results are available % HIV positive infants linked to CCC 12.0 among those testing positive 13.0 Outcomes for birth cohort at 18 months % Attending 18 month visit and AB 13.1 negative % Attending 18 month visit and no AB 13.2 test done % Identified as positive between 0 and 13.3 18 months % Transferred out between 0 and 18 13.4 months % Lost to Follow-Up between 0 and 18 13.5 months 13.6 % Died between 0 and 18 months
Results: Service Coverage 1,094 sites (reporting HCA between July 2012 and March 2014) 100 80 60 40 20 HEI Services Uptake: Nine-month review, July 2012-March 2014 Birth Cohorts by Year 89 93 89 94 2012 (n=11,770) 2013 (n=25,411) 2014 (n=7286) 79 87 91 95 80 91 87 88 76 48 0 % mothers who received PMTCT ARVs % Infants who received ARVs at 0-6 weeks ARVs (*p value <0.001) *Chi square trend test % HEI tested with PCR at age 6-8 weeks and results available % HEI tested with PCR and results available between 0 and 9 months 1 st PCR (*p value <0.001) % eligible HEI tested with 1st AB test and results available % HEI who tested AB positive with confirmatory PCR and results available Antibody/Conf. PCR (*p value <0.001) % HEI who were Exclusively Breastfed at 6 months among HEI assessed EBF (*p value <0.001)
Results: 9-month Infant Outcomes 2013 (n=25,411) 2012 (n=11,770) HEI Outcomes: 12-month review, July 2013 to March 2014 Birth Cohort by Year % Active in follow-up (p value <0.001) 2014 (n=7286) % HIV positive linked to care (p value <0.001) 0 20 40 60 80 100 Linkage to HIV Care 2012 2013 2014 83% (n=544) P value- Chi square trend test 5 4 3 86% (n=1063) % Identified as positive between 0 and 9 months (p value <0.001) % Transferred out between 0 and 9 months (p value 0.8) % Missing 9 month followup visit (p value <0.001) % Died between 0 and 9 months (p value 0.9) 92% (n=254)
Results: 18-month Infant Outcomes 2013 (n=7436) 2012 (n=25,928) 2011 (n=11,238) HEI Outcomes: 24-month review, July 2013 to March 2014 Birth Cohort by Year % AB negative at 18 months (p 0 20 40 60 80 100 % HIV positive linked to care (p value 0.002) P value- Chi square trend test 7 6 5 Linkage to HIV Care value <0.001) 2012 2013 2014 83% (n=740) 91% (n=1435) % Active at 18 months but no AB test done (p value <0.001) % Identified as positive between 0 and 18 months (p value <0.001) % Transferred out between 0 and 18 months (p value 0.013) % Lost to Follow-Up between 0 and 18 months (p value <0.001) % Died between 0 and 18 months (p value 0.9) 93% (n=390)
HCA Monthly Tool Use: Example of Jan 2014 HCA Birth cohort Year: 2013 1 Conduct 1 st Review for Jan 2013 Cohort 4 Track/plot progress on HCA Facility Progress Chart for each cohort year reviewed. 3 Transfer 1 st and 2 nd review results to the HCA Monthly Report Form Birth cohort Year: 2012 2 Conduct 2 nd Review for Jan 2012 Cohort 5 Summarize HEI Cohort Analysis findings and plan to improve performance using HCA Routine Review Summary.
Recommendations Maternal Option B+ There is need to address challenges in the documentation of PMTCT services so as to improve monitoring in context of option B+ Pilot different approaches to cohort analysis to fit facility B+ implementation approaches and provide standardized cohort analysis system and tools as part of PMTCT cascade Need to strengthen strategies for retention of MCH clients such as tailored psychosocial support package for PMTCT mothers Need to focus on LTFU and defaulters identified during cohort analysis as a standard next step in cohort analysis Accelerated initiative to increase viral load testing among pregnant women -guidance for VL testing among pregnant women(baseline, preconception )
Conclusion and Recommendations- HEI cohort Pilot of HEI Cohort analysis successfully done, and scale up ongoing with good progress Use of HCA has shown statistically significant improvement in uptake of HEI services and outcomes for infants in the last 3 years and is as such an important facility level quality of care improvement for HEI Routine, facility-based HEI cohort analysis is feasible and useful in evaluating and improving program performance Next steps: o Integration of HCA within national reporting tools and health information system: o Current tools review to adopt specific few indicators that are critical for upward reporting with adoption of others as QI facility level indicators
Acknowledgments Kenya o National AIDS & STI Control Programme o County, Sub-County and Facility Health Teams The UN in Kenya o WHO o UNICEF o UNFPA President s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) - Kenya o U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention o United States Agency for International Development o Department of Defense o Implementing Partners o EGPAF o APHIA+WESTERN KENYA