Community-based antiretroviral therapy programs can overcome barriers to retention of patients and decongest health services in sub- saharan africa: A systematic review

International Health

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 169-179

  Decroo, Tom ^a   Rasschaert, Freya ^b   Telfer, Barbara ^a   Remartinez, Daniel ^a   Laga, Marie ^b   Ford, Nathan ^a,c  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; Community participation; Health services accessibility; Highly active; HIV; Task shifting

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; MOZAMBIQUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCALE UP; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UGANDA;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIGHLY ACTIVE; HIV; TASK SHIFTING;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; HEALTH SERVICES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; VOLUNTEERS;

EID: 84883370190     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: 18763405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/iht016     Document Type: Article

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