2024
Time spent at health facility is a key driver of patient satisfaction, but did not influence retention to HIV care: A serial cross-sectional study in Mozambique
De Schacht C, Amorim G, Calvo L, Ntasis E, Van Rompaey S, Matsimbe J, Martinho S, Graves E, Alvim M, Green A, Kassim H, Carlos I, Wester C, Audet C. Time spent at health facility is a key driver of patient satisfaction, but did not influence retention to HIV care: A serial cross-sectional study in Mozambique. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0299282. PMID: 38635537, PMCID: PMC11025808, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesHealth FacilitiesHIV InfectionsHumansMozambiquePatient SatisfactionConceptsHealth facilitiesOdds of viral suppressionPatient satisfactionSatisfaction scoresHIV careHigher oddsViral suppressionAdherence to antiretroviral therapyClient-provider communicationStudy assessed patient satisfactionAssociated with higher oddsReduce patient waiting timesMedian satisfaction scorePatient waiting timesCross-sectional studyGeneralized linear regression modelsOverall satisfaction scoreAssociated with lower retentionAssociated with retentionHealth servicesExit interviewsAssociated with timeClient-providerClinical servicesLinear regression models
2019
HIV Rapid Diagnostic Test Inventories in Zambézia Province, Mozambique: A Tale of 2 Test Kits
Wahlfeld C, Muicha A, Harrison P, Kipp A, Claquin G, Silva W, Green A, Wester C, Moon T. HIV Rapid Diagnostic Test Inventories in Zambézia Province, Mozambique: A Tale of 2 Test Kits. International Journal Of Health Policy And Management 2019, 8: 292-299. PMID: 31204445, PMCID: PMC6571497, DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2019.07.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsHealth FacilitiesHIV InfectionsHumansMozambiquePoint-of-Care TestingReagent Kits, DiagnosticConceptsHIV rapid diagnostic testsRapid diagnostic testsHealth facilitiesZambézia ProvinceDiagnostic testsTest kitIdentification of PLHIVHealth facility levelMixed-effects logistic regressionOutcomes of interestSpecific health facilityProvincial health authoritiesHIV testUNAIDS 90Treat programsUni-GoldSpecific healthcare facilitiesHealth authoritiesLogistic regressionSurveillance dataFacility levelStudy periodEssential medicinesConfirmatory testHealthcare facilities