Integrating HIV services and other health services: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CA Bulstra, JAC Hontelez, M Otto, A Stepanova… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Integration of HIV services with other health services has been proposed as an
important strategy to boost the sustainability of the global HIV response. We conducted a …

Clinical management of concurrent diabetes and tuberculosis and the implications for patient services

AL Riza, F Pearson, C Ugarte-Gil… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Diabetes triples the risk for active tuberculosis, thus the increasing burden of type 2 diabetes
will help to sustain the present tuberculosis epidemic. Recommendations have been made …

[PDF][PDF] Optimizing the contributions of the nursing and midwifery workforce to achieve universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals through …

World Health Organization - 2017 - apps.who.int
Strengthening the role of nursing and midwifery in addressing noncommunicable diseases
(15). Many targets of the MDGs have not been met, although considerable achievements …

Improving antiretroviral therapy scale-up and effectiveness through service integration and decentralization

AB Suthar, GW Rutherford, T Horvath, MC Doherty… - Aids, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: Current service delivery systems do not reach all people in need of
antiretroviral therapy (ART). In order to inform the operational and service delivery section of …

Interventions to improve the rate or timing of initiation of antiretroviral therapy for HIV in sub‐Saharan Africa: meta‐analyses of effectiveness

MP Fox, S Rosen, P Geldsetzer… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction As global policy evolves toward initiating lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART)
regardless of CD4 count, initiating individuals newly diagnosed with HIV on ART as …

The development of task sharing policy and guidelines in Kenya

R Kinuthia, A Verani, J Gross, R Kiriinya… - Human Resources for …, 2022 - Springer
Background The global critical shortage of health workers prevents expansion of healthcare
services and universal health coverage. Like most countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya's …

Mortality and risk of tuberculosis among people living with HIV in whom TB was initially ruled out

JI García, E Mambuque, D Nguenha, F Vilanculo… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Tuberculosis (TB) misdiagnosis remains a public health concern, especially among people
living with HIV (PLHIV), given the high mortality associated with missed TB diagnoses. The …

Integrating HIV care and treatment into tuberculosis clinics in Lusaka, Zambia: results from a before-after quasi-experimental study

ME Herce, J Morse, D Luhanga, J Harris… - BMC infectious …, 2018 - Springer
Background Patients with HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB) often have their TB and HIV
managed in separate vertical programs that offer care for each disease with little …

Integrating PMTCT into maternal, newborn, and child health and related services: experiences from the global plan priority countries

K Kiragu, L Collins, D Von Zinkernagel… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
The urgency to scale-up sustainable programs for the prevention of mother-to-child
transmission of HIV (PMTCT) prompted priority countries of the Global Plan Toward the …

Is co-location of services with HIV care associated with improved HIV care outcomes? A systematic review

Y Mizuno, DH Higa, CA Leighton, M Mullins, N Crepaz - AIDS care, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This systematic review identifies models of service co-location, a structural intervention
strategy to remove barriers to HIV care and services, and examines their associations with …