Preferences for services in a patient's first six months on antiretroviral therapy for HIV in South Africa and Zambia (PREFER): research protocol for a prospective observational cohort study.
Mhairi MaskewVinolia NtjikelaneAllison JuntunenNancy ScottMariet BenadeLinda SandePamfred HasweekaPrudence HaimbePriscilla Lumano-MulengaHilda ShakeweleleMpande Mukumbwa-MwenechanyaSydney RosenPublished in: Gates open research (2024)
PREFER aims to understand why the early treatment period is so challenging and how service delivery can be amended to address the obstacles that lead to early disengagement from care. It will generate information about client characteristics and preferences to help respond to patients' needs and design better strategies for service delivery and improve resource allocation going forward.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- healthcare
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- south africa
- mental health
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv aids
- end stage renal disease
- hiv infected patients
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- primary care
- men who have sex with men
- hepatitis c virus
- prognostic factors
- palliative care
- case report
- decision making
- health information
- smoking cessation