Factors associated with linkage to HIV care and TB treatment at community-based HIV testing services in Cape Town, South Africa.
Sue-Ann MeehanRosa SlootHeather R DraperPren NaidooRonelle BurgerNulda BeyersPublished in: PloS one (2018)
A large proportion of clients diagnosed with HIV at mobile services did not link to care. Almost a quarter of clients diagnosed with TB did not link to treatment. Integrated community-based HIV and TB testing services are efficient in diagnosing HIV and TB, but strategies to improve linkage to care are required to control these epidemics.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- men who have sex with men
- south africa
- hiv positive
- healthcare
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- primary care
- affordable care act
- human immunodeficiency virus
- palliative care
- mental health
- antiretroviral therapy
- pain management
- health insurance
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv aids
- dna methylation
- genome wide
- replacement therapy