Same-Day CD4 Testing to Improve Uptake of HIV Care and Treatment in South Africa : Point-of-Care Is Not Enough
المؤلفون المشاركون
Maotoe, Thapelo
Larson, Bruce A.
Long, Lawrence
Sanne, Ian
Brennan, Alana
Fox, Matthew P.
Schnippel, Kathryn
Rosen, Sydney
Xulu, Thembi
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 2013، العدد 2013 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2013)، ص ص. 1-7، 7ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2013-07-16
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
7
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Background.
We evaluated whether a pilot program providing point-of-care (POC), but not rapid, CD4 testing (BD FACSCount) immediately after testing HIV-positive improved retention in care.
Methods.
We conducted a retrospective record review at the Themba Lethu Clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa.
We compared all walk-in patients testing HIV-positive during February, July 2010 (pilot POC period) to patients testing positive during January 2008–February 2009 (baseline period).
The outcome for those with a ≤250 cells/mm3 when testing HIV-positive was initiating ART <16 weeks after HIV testing.
Results.
771 patients had CD4 results from the day of HIV testing (421 pilots, 350 baselines).
ART initiation within 16 weeks was 49% in the pilot period and 46% in the baseline period.
While all 421 patients during the pilot period should have been offered the POC test, patient records indicate that only 73% of them were actually offered it, and among these patients only 63% accepted the offer.
Conclusions.
Offering CD4 testing using a point-of-care, but not rapid, technology and without other health system changes had minor impacts on the uptake of HIV care and treatment.
Point-of-care technologies alone may not be enough to improve linkage to care and treatment after HIV testing.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Larson, Bruce A.& Schnippel, Kathryn& Brennan, Alana& Long, Lawrence& Xulu, Thembi& Maotoe, Thapelo…[et al.]. 2013. Same-Day CD4 Testing to Improve Uptake of HIV Care and Treatment in South Africa : Point-of-Care Is Not Enough. AIDS Research and Treatment،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510017
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Larson, Bruce A.…[et al.]. Same-Day CD4 Testing to Improve Uptake of HIV Care and Treatment in South Africa : Point-of-Care Is Not Enough. AIDS Research and Treatment No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510017
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Larson, Bruce A.& Schnippel, Kathryn& Brennan, Alana& Long, Lawrence& Xulu, Thembi& Maotoe, Thapelo…[et al.]. Same-Day CD4 Testing to Improve Uptake of HIV Care and Treatment in South Africa : Point-of-Care Is Not Enough. AIDS Research and Treatment. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510017
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-510017
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
تقوم هذه الخدمة بالتحقق من التشابه أو الانتحال في الأبحاث والمقالات العلمية والأطروحات الجامعية والكتب والأبحاث باللغة العربية، وتحديد درجة التشابه أو أصالة الأعمال البحثية وحماية ملكيتها الفكرية. تعرف اكثر