… antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation and early engagement among men in sub‐Saharan Africa: A scoping review of interventions in the era of universal treatment

KL Dovel, S Hariprasad, J Hubbard… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
… three to 8 months after initiation) poses a significant challenge … to address HIV-related stigma
or engagement with traditional … ART initiation and early retention for men under universal …

Optimizing Test and Treat in Malawi: health care worker perspectives on barriers and facilitators to ART initiation among HIV-infected clients who feel healthy

K Dovel, K Phiri, M Mphande, D Mindry… - Global Health …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
… they think that taking ART will bring some problems into their … under universal Test and
Treat. Our findings support existing … of efavirenz-containing regimens, which are still first-line in …

Barriers and facilitators to linkage to care and ART initiation in the setting of high ART coverage in Botswana

P Kebaabetswe, K Manyake, E Kadima… - AIDS care, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
… and treating HIV, with more than 70% of HIV-positive people on … facilitators of engaging in
care. In addition, participants were … The challenges voiced by our study participants, most of …

Evidence regarding rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy in patients living with HIV

SM Michienzi, M Barrios, ME Badowski - Current Infectious Disease …, 2021 - Springer
… to start ART immediately included fear of not being treated, … or deductible or understand
the issues that is occurring with … it would accelerate re-engagement into HIV care, provide VS …

… barriers and facilitators that affect Men's initiation and retention in HIV care: a qualitative study to inform interventions for men across the treatment Cascade in Malawi

K Coursey, K Phiri, AT Choko, P Kalande… - AIDS and Behavior, 2023 - Springer
… time, initiation and retention may present distinct challenges for … to ART engagement for
men across the treatment cascade. … “…some people were not treating me well…they were …

Understanding engagement in HIV programmes: how health services can adapt to ensure no one is left behind

A Grimsrud, L Wilkinson, I Eshun-Wilson… - Current HIV/AIDS …, 2020 - Springer
… disease: defined as a CD4 cell count below 50 copies/mL). … care following ART initiation,
we need to prioritise a quality … to HIV care in the context of universal test and treat: challenges

How HIV clients find their way back to the ART clinic: A qualitative study of disengagement and re-engagement with HIV care in Malawi

S Chamberlin, M Mphande, K Phiri, P Kalande… - AIDS and Behavior, 2022 - Springer
… In this study, we examine the challenges and successes of … Below, we focus on situations
where this posed a specific … Third, our sample included HIV clients who recently initiated ART (…

Identifying barriers to ART initiation and adherence: An exploratory qualitative study on PMTCT in Zambia

T Kanguya, A Koyuncu, A Sharma, T Kusanathan… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
… infected with HIV is the lack of male involvement in ART care [… He might end up leaving me…
I think the main challenge that … guided by them and take ART under supervision; saying that, …

Adolescents and young adults with early acquired HIV infection in the united states: unique challenges in treatment and secondary prevention

H Yusuf, A Agwu - Expert review of anti-infective therapy, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
… of HIV treatment are early identification and initiation of ART, … with engagement (minimal
contact with the medical system … were on non-ART medications prescribed to treat co-existing …

Linkage to HIV care and early retention in care rates in the universal test-and-treat era: a population-based prospective study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

E Nicol, W Basera, FC Mukumbang, M Cheyip… - AIDS and Behavior, 2023 - Springer
HIV in care, especially during the first year after ART initiation… were issues with accessing
the facilities as they were too far (… masculinity-related barriers to engaging in HIV services [34]. …