Drivers of HIV treatment interruption: Early findings from community-led monitoring program in Haiti.
Soeurette PolicarAlana SharpJoanne Isidor HyppoliteGérald Marie AlfredEva SteideLeïnadine LucienNaiké LedanMatthew M KavanaghPublished in: PloS one (2023)
These findings represent the first instance, to our knowledge, of original data from a community-led monitoring program being published in any country. These findings suggest that improving treatment retention for PLHIV is dependent on improving the acceptability and affordability of healthcare services. Ensuring confidentiality is critical, particularly where stigma is high. Retention could be improved by systematically strengthening patient confidentiality protections throughout the healthcare system, providing patients with sufficient travel compensation and other incentives, and delivering wraparound services provided for free. Addressing these challenges will require ongoing advocacy for community-developed recommendations and solutions.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- mental health
- primary care
- hiv aids
- quality improvement
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- systematic review
- hepatitis c virus
- case report
- randomized controlled trial
- combination therapy
- electronic health record
- machine learning
- mental illness
- social media
- infectious diseases
- health information
- light emitting