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Thesis Chapters by WILLIAM A B A N J A OTIENO
William Otieno, 2015
The marked velocity of ethnocentrism in society is continually highlighted in the dailies. The go... more The marked velocity of ethnocentrism in society is continually highlighted in the dailies. The government/ society at large have been showing a deep sense of concern due to various adverse effects of ethnocentrism at political, social, economic, and religious spheres of human life. This pattern seems to be repeated since colonization drawing an interest to understand the transgenerational aspects of ethnocentrism as a mental construct as well as broader coverage of its influence on the social lives of people thus forming the basis for this research project.
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William Otieno, 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Psychiatric morbidity has been associated with HIV disease since the beginn... more ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Psychiatric morbidity has been associated with HIV disease since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic. In youth with HIV infections alcohol use and depression make the management more difficult and worsen the prognosis. Alcohol use also have adverse interactions with the medications used hence reducing the effectiveness of the medications. Globally, depression is one of the leading causes of illness and disability among adolescents. Despite this, minimal research has been done locally on the prevalence of various psychiatric morbidities associated with HIV infection with none focusing on youth aged 15-24years old.
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of depression and alcohol use disorder among youth aged 15-24yrs under care for HIV & AIDS.
DESIGN: Cross sectional analytical study design.
STUDY SITE: Comprehensive Care Clinic (CCC) of Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Nairobi Kenya.
METHOD: Survey method of HIV infected youth aged 15-24 yrs under CCC was used.
Participants were given researcher designed questionnaire and subjected to both Alcohol Use Disorder Inventory Test (AUDIT) and Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI) which are self-administered tests to a total of 194 participants. Analysis and presentation of results were done using statistical models and SPSS software.
RESULTS: The prevalence of alcohol use disorder was 13% and the prevalence of depression was 77%. The sociodemographic factors that did not influence either or both alcohol use disorder and depression with a P-value above .05 were level of education, religion, residence and marital status. Income, occupation, gender and age had a strong association with both alcohol use disorder and depression at a P value of .000. The study also established an association between alcohol use disorder and depression at an Odd ration of 0.04.
CONCLUSION: Youth with HIV/AIDS aged 15-24yrs receiving treatment still experience considerable alcohol use disorder and depression. These youths can benefit from improved delivery of psychiatric care adjunct to psychotherapy during follow up in CCC.
RECOMMENDATION: In order to solve the twin problem of alcohol use and depression among HIV infected youth, key stakeholders need to design multidimensional strategies to educate youth while creating impetus for them to avoid alcohol use and receive comprehensive screening, diagnosis and treatment of depressive symptoms. It would be vital for preventive strategies to be implemented in all CCC’s programs.
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ESCALATING HIV TESTING AMONG CORPORATE CLIENTS IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS
ABSTRACT Topic: Strengthening the success beyond zero on HIV infection through PITC In Private Ho... more ABSTRACT Topic: Strengthening the success beyond zero on HIV infection through PITC In Private Hospitals.
Author: William Otieno
Affiliation: Comprehensive Care Clinic, The Mater hospital
Correspondence: william.oti@gmail.com
Keywords: PITC, Corporate clients, linkage and follow-up
Background: HIV management is one of the medical services offered at the Mater hospital’s two HIV management clinics: The Mater Total Care Clinic (MTCC-consultant) and Mater Comprehensive Care Clinic (MCCC-sponsored). MCCC runs an integrated VCT to walk-in clients. The hospital serves about 5440 and 440 patients a month at its OPD and IPD respectively. An average of 178 patients receives medical services at Accident & Emergency unit (A&E) every day. Most of these clients are corporate. Corporate patients are mostly reluctant for HIV screening and do not prefer findings to be included in their medical reports. Client Initiated HTC to such clients in private hospitals may mostly seem unfruitful. With this background, MCCC felt a need to evaluate the impact and expand its HIV services at A&E through Provider Initiated Testing & Counselling (PITC) so as to reach more clients.
Objectives:
To use a friendly PITC approach to every client at A&E.
To link HIV positive clients to care.
To offer on-going psychosocial & emotional support and results oriented retention strategy
Method: A survey trial. Provision of brochures at registrations desk, customised friendly fit messages that capture benefits available with uptake of HIV testing (RAPID RESULTS), packaged care, treatment and support following results, active client navigation to testing and treating stations, linking client to mentorship and counselling support initiatives and Aided Partner Notification program.
Results: Out of 660 clients tested in a month at A& E, 100% positive clients successfully linked to care leading to increased number of family testing and partner testing, increased uptake of staff testing as well as general male testing (from 20% - 92) and 95% self-initiated testing.
Conclusion and Recommendation: Refined strategies, a kit necessary to escalate HIV testing to capture cooperate clientele in Private Hospitals. Other leading private hospitals can embrace similar small test of change. This will ensure success towards beyond zero HIV, stigma, and deaths especially to clients of social status in private hospitals.
William Otieno, 2015
The marked velocity of ethnocentrism in society is continually highlighted in the dailies. The go... more The marked velocity of ethnocentrism in society is continually highlighted in the dailies. The government/ society at large have been showing a deep sense of concern due to various adverse effects of ethnocentrism at political, social, economic, and religious spheres of human life. This pattern seems to be repeated since colonization drawing an interest to understand the transgenerational aspects of ethnocentrism as a mental construct as well as broader coverage of its influence on the social lives of people thus forming the basis for this research project.
William Otieno, 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Psychiatric morbidity has been associated with HIV disease since the beginn... more ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Psychiatric morbidity has been associated with HIV disease since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic. In youth with HIV infections alcohol use and depression make the management more difficult and worsen the prognosis. Alcohol use also have adverse interactions with the medications used hence reducing the effectiveness of the medications. Globally, depression is one of the leading causes of illness and disability among adolescents. Despite this, minimal research has been done locally on the prevalence of various psychiatric morbidities associated with HIV infection with none focusing on youth aged 15-24years old.
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of depression and alcohol use disorder among youth aged 15-24yrs under care for HIV & AIDS.
DESIGN: Cross sectional analytical study design.
STUDY SITE: Comprehensive Care Clinic (CCC) of Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Nairobi Kenya.
METHOD: Survey method of HIV infected youth aged 15-24 yrs under CCC was used.
Participants were given researcher designed questionnaire and subjected to both Alcohol Use Disorder Inventory Test (AUDIT) and Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI) which are self-administered tests to a total of 194 participants. Analysis and presentation of results were done using statistical models and SPSS software.
RESULTS: The prevalence of alcohol use disorder was 13% and the prevalence of depression was 77%. The sociodemographic factors that did not influence either or both alcohol use disorder and depression with a P-value above .05 were level of education, religion, residence and marital status. Income, occupation, gender and age had a strong association with both alcohol use disorder and depression at a P value of .000. The study also established an association between alcohol use disorder and depression at an Odd ration of 0.04.
CONCLUSION: Youth with HIV/AIDS aged 15-24yrs receiving treatment still experience considerable alcohol use disorder and depression. These youths can benefit from improved delivery of psychiatric care adjunct to psychotherapy during follow up in CCC.
RECOMMENDATION: In order to solve the twin problem of alcohol use and depression among HIV infected youth, key stakeholders need to design multidimensional strategies to educate youth while creating impetus for them to avoid alcohol use and receive comprehensive screening, diagnosis and treatment of depressive symptoms. It would be vital for preventive strategies to be implemented in all CCC’s programs.
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ESCALATING HIV TESTING AMONG CORPORATE CLIENTS IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS
ABSTRACT Topic: Strengthening the success beyond zero on HIV infection through PITC In Private Ho... more ABSTRACT Topic: Strengthening the success beyond zero on HIV infection through PITC In Private Hospitals.
Author: William Otieno
Affiliation: Comprehensive Care Clinic, The Mater hospital
Correspondence: william.oti@gmail.com
Keywords: PITC, Corporate clients, linkage and follow-up
Background: HIV management is one of the medical services offered at the Mater hospital’s two HIV management clinics: The Mater Total Care Clinic (MTCC-consultant) and Mater Comprehensive Care Clinic (MCCC-sponsored). MCCC runs an integrated VCT to walk-in clients. The hospital serves about 5440 and 440 patients a month at its OPD and IPD respectively. An average of 178 patients receives medical services at Accident & Emergency unit (A&E) every day. Most of these clients are corporate. Corporate patients are mostly reluctant for HIV screening and do not prefer findings to be included in their medical reports. Client Initiated HTC to such clients in private hospitals may mostly seem unfruitful. With this background, MCCC felt a need to evaluate the impact and expand its HIV services at A&E through Provider Initiated Testing & Counselling (PITC) so as to reach more clients.
Objectives:
To use a friendly PITC approach to every client at A&E.
To link HIV positive clients to care.
To offer on-going psychosocial & emotional support and results oriented retention strategy
Method: A survey trial. Provision of brochures at registrations desk, customised friendly fit messages that capture benefits available with uptake of HIV testing (RAPID RESULTS), packaged care, treatment and support following results, active client navigation to testing and treating stations, linking client to mentorship and counselling support initiatives and Aided Partner Notification program.
Results: Out of 660 clients tested in a month at A& E, 100% positive clients successfully linked to care leading to increased number of family testing and partner testing, increased uptake of staff testing as well as general male testing (from 20% - 92) and 95% self-initiated testing.
Conclusion and Recommendation: Refined strategies, a kit necessary to escalate HIV testing to capture cooperate clientele in Private Hospitals. Other leading private hospitals can embrace similar small test of change. This will ensure success towards beyond zero HIV, stigma, and deaths especially to clients of social status in private hospitals.