2021
Expansion of a national differentiated service delivery model to support people living with HIV and other chronic conditions in South Africa: a descriptive analysis
Liu L, Christie S, Munsamy M, Roberts P, Pillay M, Shenoi SV, Desai MM, Linnander EL. Expansion of a national differentiated service delivery model to support people living with HIV and other chronic conditions in South Africa: a descriptive analysis. BMC Health Services Research 2021, 21: 463. PMID: 34001123, PMCID: PMC8127180, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06450-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-communicable diseasesDifferentiated service delivery modelsChronic conditionsChronic diseasesCentral Chronic Medicine DispensingLargest antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmeService delivery modelsManagement of HIVType of medicationAntiretroviral therapy programsHIV service deliveryChronic disease conditionsResource-limited settingsMedicine DispensingMixed-methods evaluationDelivery modelHealth districtHealth facilitiesNoncommunicable diseasesHIVPatientsPatient volumeTherapy programMedicationsDisease
2020
Mobility and structural barriers in rural South Africa contribute to loss to follow up from HIV care
Hannaford A, Moll AP, Madondo T, Khoza B, Shenoi SV. Mobility and structural barriers in rural South Africa contribute to loss to follow up from HIV care. AIDS Care 2020, 33: 1436-1444. PMID: 32856470, PMCID: PMC8043244, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2020.1808567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV careRural South AfricaHIV transmissionLongitudinal HIV careViral load suppressionRisk of tuberculosisRural settingsStructural barriersART discontinuationPill fatigueMedian durationMixed-methods evaluationART accessMajor precipitantFuture interventionsCareDistant clinicsPLWHFamily needsConvenience samplingSocial supportMethods evaluationLTFUDiscontinuationMajor contributor