The Lablite project: A cross-sectional mapping survey of decentralized HIV service provision in Malawi, Uganda and Zimbabwe

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Chan, Adrienne K ^a,b   Ford, Deborah ^c   Namata, Harriet ^d   Muzambi, Margaret ^e   Nkhata, Misheck J ^a   Abongomera, George ^d   Mambule, Ivan ^f   South, Annabelle ^c   Revill, Paul ^g   Grundy, Caroline ^c   Mabugu, Travor ^e   Chiwaula, Levison ^a   Cataldo, Fabian ^a   Hakim, James ^e   Seeley, Janet ^h   Kityo, Cissy ^d   Reid, Andrew ^e   Katabira, Elly ^f   Sodhi, Sumeet ^a,b,i   Gilks, Charles F ^j   Gibb, Diana M ^c   more..

^a DIGNITAS INTERNATIONAL   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d JOINT CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Uganda)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^f MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^g UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^h AIDS   (Uganda)

ⁱ TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

more..

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy rollout; Decentralization; HIV services; Primary care health facilities; Stock outs; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC KIT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALAWI; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; UGANDA; VIRUS LOAD; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAWI; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UGANDA; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84906921980     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-352     Document Type: Article

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