2012
Integrated, home-based treatment for MDR-TB and HIV in rural South Africa: an alternate model of care [Perspectives]
Brust J, Shah N, Scott M, Chaiyachati K, Lygizos M, van der Merwe T, Bamber S, Radebe Z, Loveday M, Moll A, Margot B, Lalloo U, Friedland G, Gandhi N. Integrated, home-based treatment for MDR-TB and HIV in rural South Africa: an alternate model of care [Perspectives]. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2012, 16: 998-1004. PMID: 22668560, PMCID: PMC3390442, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmbulatory CareAnti-HIV AgentsAntitubercular AgentsAttitude of Health PersonnelCaregiversCD4 Lymphocyte CountCoinfectionDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedFeasibility StudiesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHome Care ServicesHumansMaleMedication AdherenceOrganizational ObjectivesPatient Care TeamProgram DevelopmentProgram EvaluationRural Health ServicesSocial SupportSouth AfricaTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTuberculosis, Multidrug-ResistantViral LoadConceptsMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisHome-based treatmentHIV treatmentAdverse reactionsTreatment outcomesTreatment programHigh HIV prevalent settingsMDR-TB treatmentEscalation of careSevere adverse eventsHIV treatment programsHIV-prevalent settingsCommunity health workersCo-infection ratePatient treatment programTreatment modelPromising treatment modelNew treatment modelRural KwaZulu-NatalHIV-coMonthly culturesAdherence supportAdverse eventsClinical responseHIV outcomes
2002
Increasing drug users’ adherence to HIV treatment: results of a peer-driven intervention feasibility study
Broadhead RS, Heckathorn DD, Altice FL, van Hulst Y, Carbone M, Friedland GH, O’Connor P, Selwyn PA. Increasing drug users’ adherence to HIV treatment: results of a peer-driven intervention feasibility study. Social Science & Medicine 2002, 55: 235-246. PMID: 12144138, DOI: 10.1016/s0277-9536(01)00167-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive drug usersDrug users' adherenceDrug usersDrug treatmentMedical carePrimary careIntervention feasibility studySocial support structuresHealth advocatesUser adherenceTreatment program staffPeer-driven interventionHIV diseaseHIV infectionPatient adherenceSix-month studyHIV treatmentPhysician referralClinical appointmentsHIV therapeuticsCarePositive behavioral changesAdherencePeer pressureTreatment