Integrating HIV treatment with primary care outpatient services: Opportunities and challenges from a scaled-up model in Zambia

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 347-357

  Topp, Stephanie M ^a,b,c   Chipukuma, Julien M ^a   Chiko, Matimba M ^d   Matongo, Evelyn ^a   Bolton Moore, Carolyn ^a,b   Reid, Stewart E ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH IN ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d Lusaka District Health Management Board   (Zambia)

Author keywords

HIV and AIDS; integration; primary health care; service delivery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA; ARTICLE; HIV AND AIDS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTEGRATION; SERVICE-DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

HIV AND AIDS; INTEGRATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SERVICE-DELIVERY;

EID: 84880374353     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czs065     Document Type: Article

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