Designing a transition model for young adults living with HIV followed

This book aimed to assess transition readiness of HIV-infected young adults attending the pediatric HIV clinic of CHUK and to develop a transition protocol. There are currently no transition programs or protocols in place in any pediatric HIV clinics in Rwanda. In 2014 the pediatric HIV clinic at the University Teaching Hospital in Kigali planned to transfer adolescents and young adults to adult clinics, starting with the oldest. This was a qualitative study. An interview of young adults and health care providers was conducted by the investigator. Interviews were conducted in Kinyarwanda, audio taped, then transcribed. We used the grounded theory approach for data analysis; transcripts were coded then codes were grouped into concepts, and then into categories. We found that even though young adults were taking responsibility in their health care management, they still need additional knowledge related to their drug regimen. We have identified potential barriers to transition that have to be addressed before the transition process is begun. The perceived readiness to transition care among the young adults was low, and this could be addressed by implementing a transition protocol.