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
2017
Convenience without disclosure: a formative research study of a proposed integrated methadone and antiretroviral therapy service delivery model in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Cooke A, Saleem H, Mushi D, Mbwambo J, Hassan S, Lambdin BH. Convenience without disclosure: a formative research study of a proposed integrated methadone and antiretroviral therapy service delivery model in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2017, 12: 23. PMID: 29041950, PMCID: PMC5646174, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-017-0089-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive patientsAntiretroviral therapyOTP clinicElectronic health information systemsHealth information systemsHIV careService delivery modelsHIV clinical managementHIV clinical careOTP providersEffective HIV preventionDar es SalaamDelivery modelOTP patientsART adherenceCD4 testingClinic capacityClinical managementTimely initiationHIV preventionProgram clinicsClinic staffClinical carePatientsTreatment settings