Effect of optional home initiation of HIV care following HIV self-testing on antiretroviral therapy initiation among adults in Malawi: A randomized clinical trial

JAMA

Volumn 312, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 372-379

  MacPherson, Peter ^a,b   Lalloo, David G ^a   Webb, Emily L ^c   Maheswaran, Hendramoorthy ^b,d   Choko, Augustine T ^b   Makombe, Simon D ^e   Butterworth, Anthony E ^c   Van Oosterhout, Joep J ^b,f   Desmond, Nicola ^a,b   Thindwa, Deus ^b   Squire, Stephen Bertel ^a   Hayes, Richard J ^c   Corbett, Elizabeth L ^b,c  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^f DIGNITAS INTERNATIONAL   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; THERAPY EFFECT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SELF CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904541980     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.6493     Document Type: Article

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