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Patient and provider perspectives inform an intervention to improve linkage to care for HIV patients in Ukraine

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Engagement with HIV medical care is critical to successful HIV treatment and prevention efforts. However, in Ukraine, delays in the timely initiation of HIV treatment hamper viral suppression.
Tetiana Kiriazova, Oleksandr Postnov, Trista Bingham, Janet Myers, Timothy Flanigan, Charles Vitek, Oleksandr Neduzhko   +6 more
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Predictors Of Linkage To Care For Newly Diagnosed HIV-Positive Adults [PDF]

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2015
Linkage to care following a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnosis is critical. In the U.S. only 69% of patients are successfully linked to care, which results in delayed receipt of antiretroviral therapy leading to immune system dysfunction and risk of transmission to others.We evaluated predictors of failure to link to care at a large urban ...
Aaron, Erika, Alvare, Tyler, Gracely, Ed J., Riviello, Ralph, Althoff, Amy   +4 more
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Facilitators and barriers in HIV linkage to care interventions [PDF]

AIDS, 2016
To synthesize qualitative evidence on linkage to care interventions for people living with HIV.
Lai Sze, Tso, John, Best, Rachel, Beanland, Meg, Doherty, Mellanye, Lackey, Qingyan, Ma, Brian J, Hall, Bin, Yang, Joseph D, Tucker   +8 more
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Self-care can be an alternative to expand access to universal health care: What policy makers, governments and implementers can consider for South Africa

Frontiers in Reproductive Health, 2022
As a result of collaboration amongst the various decision-makers in the field of healthcare, there has been an improvement in the access to healthcare and living conditions globally.
Athini Nyatela, Sizwe Nqakala, Leanne Singh, Taylor Johnson, Siphamandla Gumede, Siphamandla Gumede   +5 more
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Smart Linkage to Care

, 2018
Many new HIV cases are lost to follow-up before they can be enrolled in care and treatment programs. This report summarises a proof-of-concept evaluation of a mHealth intervention which aims to improve linkage of newly diagnosed HIV cases to care. The design was a randomised controlled multi-center trial enrolling consenting patients in clinics in ...
Venter, W.D. Francois, Coleman, Jesse, Chan, Vincent Lau, Phatsoane, Mothepane, Shubber, Zara, Fraser, Nicole   +5 more
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Linkage to care and treatment for TB and HIV among people newly diagnosed with TB or HIV-associated TB at a large, inner city South African hospital. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
To assess the outcomes of linkage to TB and HIV care and identify risk factors for poor referral outcomes.Cohort study of TB patients diagnosed at an urban hospital.Linkage to care was determined by review of clinic files, national death register, and ...
Yara Voss De Lima, Denise Evans, Liesl Page-Shipp, Antonia Barnard, Ian Sanne, Colin N Menezes, Annelies Van Rie   +6 more
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Observational study of continuity of HIV care following release from correctional facilities in South Africa

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background We sought to describe linkage to care, ART continuity, and factors associated with linkage to care among people with HIV following release from incarceration in South Africa.
Tonderai Mabuto, Daniel M. Woznica, Gloria Lekubu, Nieser Seatlholo, Nolundi Mshweshwe-Pakela, Salome Charalambous, Christopher J. Hoffmann   +6 more
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Antiretroviral therapy initiation and retention among clients who received peer-delivered linkage case management and standard linkage services, Eswatini, 2016–2020: retrospective comparative cohort study

Archives of Public Health, 2022
Background Persons living with HIV infection (PLHIV) who are diagnosed in community settings in sub-Saharan Africa are particularly vulnerable to barriers to care that prevent or delay many from obtaining antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Duncan MacKellar, Thabo Hlophe, Dawud Ujamaa, Sherri Pals, Makhosazana Dlamini, Lenhle Dube, Chutima Suraratdecha, Daniel Williams, Johnita Byrd, James Tobias, Phumzile Mndzebele, Stephanie Behel, Ishani Pathmanathan, Sikhathele Mazibuko, Endale Tilahun, Caroline Ryan   +15 more
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Linkage to hepatitis C care after incarceration in jail: a prospective, single arm clinical trial

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major public health problem in correctional settings. HCV treatment is often not possible in U.S. jails due to short lengths of stay.
Matthew J. Akiyama, Devin Columbus, Ross MacDonald, Alison O. Jordan, Jessie Schwartz, Alain H. Litwin, Benjamin Eckhardt, Ellie Carmody   +7 more
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Linkage to Care for HIV-Infected Heterosexual Men in the United States [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2011
In the United States, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic among heterosexual men disproportionately affects individuals involved with the criminal justice system, injection drug and other substance users, and racial and ethnic minorities. These overlapping populations confront similar social and structural disparities that contribute to HIV
Nickolas D, Zaller, Jeannia J, Fu, Amy, Nunn, Curt G, Beckwith   +3 more
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