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The rollout of Community ART Refill Groups in Zimbabwe: a qualitative evaluation.

Aaron F BochnerElizabeth MeachamNathan MhunguPhibion ManyangaFrances PetraccaClaudios MuserereGloria GoneseBatsirai MakunikeBlessing WazaraClorata GwanzuraPonesai NyikaRuth LevineTsitsi Mutasa-ApolloShirish BalachandraStefan Z Wiktor
Published in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2020)
We found that healthcare workers and clients overwhelmingly perceive CARGs as beneficial. This evaluation demonstrates that the CARG model can be successfully implemented on a national scale. These early results suggest that CARGs may be able to simultaneously improve clinical outcomes and reduce the workload of healthcare workers distributing ART.
Keyphrases
  • hiv infected
  • healthcare
  • antiretroviral therapy
  • hiv testing
  • hepatitis c virus