Acceptability and feasibility of delegating HIV counseling and testing for TB patients to community health workers in the Philippines: a mixed methods study.
Tyrone Reden L SyRetna Siwi PadmawatiEmmanuel S BajaRiris Andono AhmadPublished in: BMC public health (2019)
Delegation of both HIV counseling and testing among TB patients to BHWs is feasible, but only delegation of HIV counseling is acceptable. Further studies are needed to guide revision of Philippine HCT policies to accommodate lay HIV counselors, and strengthen the mechanisms for delivering integrated TB and HIV services especially at the primary healthcare level.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- men who have sex with men
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- healthcare
- hiv aids
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- public health
- peritoneal dialysis
- primary care
- south africa
- patient reported outcomes
- total knee arthroplasty
- mental health
- cell death
- signaling pathway
- cell proliferation