Barriers and Facilitators for Implementing Shared Decision Making in Differentiated Antiretroviral Therapy Service in Northwest Ethiopia: Implications for Policy and Practice.

Shared decision making in DART is influenced by various barriers and facilitators present at the patient, provider, organizational, and health system levels.Patients need education, and health care staff need regular training to improve SDM in DART service provision.Patient access to decision support tools that aid in the selection of the preferred DART model in health facilities is critical.Policy makers and program managers shall consider the availability of adequate and trained human resources as well as provide adequate space and private rooms for SDM in the implementation of DART.