Outcomes from the implementation of a counselling model supporting rapid antiretroviral treatment initiation in a primary healthcare clinic in Khayelitsha, South Africa

Outcomes from the implementation of a counselling model supporting rapid antiretroviral treatment initiation in a primary healthcare clinic in Khayelitsha, South Africa

Background: Lengthy antiretroviral treatment (ART) preparation contributes to high lossesto care between communicating ART eligibility and initiating ART. To address this shortfall, Médecins Sans Frontières implemented a revised approach to ART initiation counsellingpreparation (integrated for TB co...

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Main Authors: Lynne Wilkinson, Helene Duvivier, Gabriela Patten, Suhair Solomon, Leticia Mdani, Shariefa Patel, Virginia de Azevedo, Saar Baert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2015-07-01
Series:Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
Subjects:
Counselling, HIV/AIDS, patient adherence, antiretroviral therapy, motivational interviewing, lost to follow-up, viral load, South Africa
Online Access:https://sajhivmed.org.za/index.php/hivmed/article/view/367

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