Understanding factors influencing linkage to HIV care in a rural setting, Mbeya, Tanzania: qualitative findings of a mixed methods study.
Erica Samson SangaFerdinand C MukumbangAdiel K MushiWondwossen LereboChristina ZarowskyPublished in: BMC public health (2019)
Linkage to HIV care is an important step towards proper management of HIV. We found that access and linkage to care are influenced positively and negatively at all levels, however, the individual-level and health system-level factors were most prominent in this setting. Interventions must address issues around stigma, denial and inadequate awareness of the value of early linkage to care, and improve the capacity of HIV treatment/care clinics to implement quality care, particularly in light of adopting the 'Test and Treat' model of HIV treatment and care recommended by the World Health Organization.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- healthcare
- palliative care
- quality improvement
- men who have sex with men
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv aids
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- pain management
- genome wide
- affordable care act
- systematic review
- primary care
- physical activity
- depressive symptoms
- gene expression
- chronic pain