A multi-site community randomized trial of community health workers to provide counseling and support for patients newly entering HIV care in rural Ethiopia: study design and baseline implementation.
Alan R LifsonSale WorknehAbera HailemichaelRichard F MacLehoseKeith J HorvathRose HilkLindsey FabianAnne SitesTibebe SheniePublished in: HIV clinical trials (2018)
This randomized community HIV trial using CHWs in a resource-limited setting was successfully launched, but required flexibility to adapt to unforeseen challenges.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- phase iii
- mental health
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- phase ii
- hiv testing
- primary care
- chronic kidney disease
- clinical trial
- open label
- hepatitis c virus
- antiretroviral therapy
- double blind
- hiv infected
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- hiv positive
- study protocol
- hiv aids
- smoking cessation