Treatment outcomes after offering same-day initiation of human immunodeficiency virus treatment—how to interpret discrepancies between different studies

ND Labhardt, JA Brown, N Sass, N Ford… - Clinical Infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The World Health Organization recommends same-day initiation of antiretroviral
therapy (ART) for all persons diagnosed with HIV and ready to start treatment. Evidence …

Mapping evidence on the factors contributing to long waiting times and interventions to reduce waiting times within primary health care facilities in South Africa: A …

UI Nwagbara, KW Hlongwana, SC Chima - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Globally, reduction of patient waiting time has been identified as one of the
major characteristics of a functional health system. In South Africa, 83% of the general …

A community-based mobile clinic model delivering PrEP for HIV prevention to adolescent girls and young women in Cape Town, South Africa

E Rousseau, LG Bekker, RF Julies, C Celum… - BMC health services …, 2021 - Springer
Background Daily doses of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can reduce the risk of acquiring
HIV by more than 95%. In sub-Saharan Africa, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) …

An implementation study of oral and blood‐based HIV self‐testing and linkage to care among men in rural and peri‐urban KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa

AE Shapiro, A van Heerden, M Krows… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction In South Africa, HIV‐infected men are less likely than women to test
and know their status (the first UNAIDS “90‐90‐90” target), and men have worse outcomes …

Rapid antiretroviral therapy initiation in the Botswana Combination Prevention Project: a quasi-experimental before and after study

R Lebelonyane, P Bachanas, L Block, F Ussery… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Ensuring that individuals who are living with HIV rapidly initiate antiretroviral
therapy (ART) is an essential step in meeting the 90-90-90 targets. We evaluated the …

Alone but supported: a qualitative study of an HIV self-testing app in an observational cohort study in South Africa

R Janssen, N Engel, A Esmail, S Oelofse, A Krumeich… - AIDS and Behavior, 2020 - Springer
HIV self-testing has the potential to improve test access and uptake, but concerns remain
regarding counselling and support during and after HIV self-testing. We investigated an oral …

Reaching the second 90: the strategies for linkage to care and antiretroviral therapy initiation

BA Bunda, IV Bassett - Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Summary Progress towards meeting the 90–90–90 benchmarks has left gaps in linkage to
care that require care-system development to facilitate increased access to care under UTT …

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

K Coursey, K Phiri, AT Choko, P Kalande… - AIDS and Behavior, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Men in sub-Saharan Africa are underrepresented in antiretroviral therapy (ART)
programs. Our secondary analysis of 40 in-depth interviews with Malawian men living with …

Evaluation of the integration of telehealth into the same‐day antiretroviral therapy initiation service in Bangkok, Thailand in response to COVID‐19: a mixed‐method …

S Amatavete, S Lujintanon… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Same‐day antiretroviral therapy (SDART) initiation has been implemented at
the Thai Red Cross Anonymous Clinic (TRCAC) in Bangkok, Thailand, since 2017. HIV …

Factors affecting linkage to HIV care and ART initiation following referral for ART by a mobile health clinic in South Africa: evidence from a multimethod study

B Maughan-Brown, A Harrison, O Galárraga… - Journal of behavioral …, 2019 - Springer
Linkage to care from mobile clinics is often poor and inadequately understood. This
multimethod study assessed linkage to care and antiretroviral therapy (ART) uptake …