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An exploration of group-based HIV/AIDS treatment and care models in Sub-Saharan Africa using a realist evaluation (Intervention-Context-Actor-Mechanism- Outcome) heuristic tool: a systematic review
(BioMed Central, 2017)
Introduction: It is increasingly acknowledged that differentiated care models hold potential to manage large
volumes of patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART). Various group-based models of ART service delivery aimed ...
A descriptive study to evaluate the effect of guidelines used by counsellors to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy in the private sector
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
INTRODUCTION: To achieve a virological outcome to antiretroviral therapy, a high adherence level is required.
OBJECTIVE: To implement and evaluate guidelines that will be used by treatment support counsellors in an
attempt ...
Reflections of ART policy and its implementation: rebuilding the ship as we sail?
(University of the Free State, 2006)
This paper reflects on the early experience with ART implementation in South Africa in the light of the policy goals of increasing ART access whilst improving prevention and strengthening the public health system. It reviews ...
Unearthing how, why, for whom and under what health system conditions the antiretroviral treatment adherence club intervention in South Africa works: A realist theory refining approach
(BioMed Central, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Poor retention in care and suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) undermine its
successful rollout in South Africa. The adherence club intervention was designed as an adherence-enhancing
intervention ...
End-user centeredness in antiretroviral therapy services in Nigerian public health facilities
(Medpharm publications, 2014)
OBJECTIVE: To describe the perception of end users with regard to end-user centeredness in antiretroviral therapy (ART) service provision in Nigerian public health facilities. DESIGN: A qualitative design was followed. ...
A realist approach to eliciting the initial programme theory of the antiretroviral treatment adherence club intervention in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
(BioMed Central, 2018)
BACKGROUND: The successful initiation of people living with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in South Africa has
engendered challenges of poor retention in care and suboptimal adherence to medication. The adherence ...
Promoters and inhibitors of treatment adherence among HIV/AIDS patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in Ghana: Narratives from an underserved population
(Public Library of Science, 2020)
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is essential to achieving an improved cluster of differentiation-4 (CD4) count, viral load, and quality of life while preventing drug resistance. Medication adherence among people ...
In utero art exposure and birth and early growth outcomes among HIV-exposed uninfected infants attending immunization services: Results from national pmtct surveillance, South Africa
(Oxford University Press, 2017)
. Despite the recognized benefit of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for preventing and treating HIV, some studies have
reported adverse birth outcomes with in utero ART exposure. We evaluated the effect of infant in utero ...
The effects of teen clubs on retention in HIV care among adolescents in Windhoek, Namibia
(OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2020)
Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) are notably underserved by the national HIV programmes globally because of their unique needs. Of particular concern is limited access to and availability of adolescent-friendly ...
Realist evaluation of the antiretroviral treatment adherence club programme in selected primary healthcare facilities in the metropolitan area of Western Cape Province, South Africa: a study protocol
(BMJ, 2016)
INTRODUCTION: Suboptimal retention in care and poor
treatment adherence are key challenges to antiretroviral
therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa. Communitybased
approaches to HIV service delivery are
recommended to ...