Acceptability and feasibility of delegating HIV counseling and testing for TB patients to community health workers in the Philippines: a mixed methods study

Acceptability and feasibility of delegating HIV counseling and testing for TB patients to community health workers in the Philippines: a mixed methods study

Abstract Background The Philippines has a high burden of TB and HIV, yet the WHO estimates that only 13% of Filipino TB patients know their HIV status. This is partly attributable to the lack of trained HIV counselors and medical technologists (or laboratory technicians) at the primary healthcare le...

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Main Authors: Tyrone Reden L. Sy, Retna Siwi Padmawati, Emmanuel S. Baja, Riris Andono Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Task shifting
Patient-centered care
TB/HIV
Implementation research
Barangay health workers
Appropriateness
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6497-7

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