Delivering post-rape care services: Kenya’s experience in developing integrated services
N Kilonzo, SJ Theobald, E Nyamato, C Ajema, H Muchela, J Kibaru, E Rogena & M Taegtmeyer
Volume 87, Number 7, July 2009, 555-559
Table 1. Location and service delivery module for post-rape care services in Kenya
| Service required | Department responsible | Service delivery location in district hospitals | Predominant service delivery mode | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injuries management | – | Casualty | Horizontal | |||
| Legal documentation | – | Examining medical officer | Horizontal | |||
| Laboratory services (specimen analysis) | National Reference Laboratories | Local laboratory | Horizontal | |||
| HIV testing | National Laboratories/NASCOP | Local laboratory | Vertical | |||
| Emergency contraception | Division of Reproductive Health | Maternal and Child Health/Family Planning | Horizontal | |||
| Counselling services (related to HIV) | National AIDS and STI Control Programme | Voluntary counselling and testing sites | Vertical | |||
| Counselling services | Mental Health Services | Diagnostic counselling sites | Horizontal | |||
| HIV PEP | National AIDS and STI Control Programme | HIV care clinics | Vertical | |||
| STI prophylaxis | National AIDS and STI Control Programme/ Division of Reproductive Health | STI clinics | Vertical/horizontala | |||
| Data and records management | Ministry of Health Monitoring and Evaluation Unit | District Health Records Information Office | Integrated health management information system |
NASCOP, National AIDS/STI Control Programme; PEP, post-exposure prophylaxis; STI, sexually transmitted infection.
a Since 2006 STI treatment has been conducted through a horizontal approach.