2019
Patient and provider perspectives on implementation barriers and facilitators of an integrated opioid treatment and HIV care intervention
Cooke A, Saleem H, Hassan S, Mushi D, Mbwambo J, Lambdin B. Patient and provider perspectives on implementation barriers and facilitators of an integrated opioid treatment and HIV care intervention. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2019, 14: 3. PMID: 30691511, PMCID: PMC6350287, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-019-0133-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid treatment programsOTP clinicIntervention characteristicsHIV servicesHIV care interventionsHIV-positive PWUDAntiretroviral therapy initiationHIV-positive patientsOTP providersCare contextLow-resource settingsDar es Salaam TanzaniaSpecific care contextsOTP patientsOpioid treatmentTherapy initiationSuccess of interventionsCare interventionsNeeds of providersPatient educationClinic workloadPatientsTherapy interventionOuter settingIntervention protocol
2015
“Can’t you initiate me here?”: Challenges to timely initiation on antiretroviral therapy among methadone clients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Saleem HT, Mushi D, Hassan S, Bruce RD, Cooke A, Mbwambo J, Lambdin BH. “Can’t you initiate me here?”: Challenges to timely initiation on antiretroviral therapy among methadone clients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2015, 30: 59-65. PMID: 26831364, PMCID: PMC4829458, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTimely ART initiationART initiationMethadone clinicsMethadone clientsCD4 testingAntiretroviral therapy accessCD4 test resultsEarly ART initiationCare CD4 testingHealth system factorsHIV-positive clientsDar es SalaamSocial supportLimited social supportAntiretroviral therapyHIV careHIV clinicClinic providersHIV treatmentClinic levelTherapy accessClinicART statusHIVTreatment breakdown