Supervision, monitoring and evaluation of nationwide scale-up of antiretroviral therapy in Malawi
| Autor: | Anthony D. Harries, Simon D Makombe, Olga de Ascurra Teck, Eustice Mhango, Erik J Schouten, Eddie Limbambala, Edwin Libamba |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Program evaluation
Adult Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Malawi Adolescent National Health Programs Anti-HIV Agents Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) medicine Humans Multicenter Studies as Topic Lost to follow-up Child Health policy Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Monitoring and evaluation medicine.disease Treatment Outcome Pill Ambulatory Emergency medicine Female business Research Article |
| ISSN: | 0042-9686 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: To describe the supervision, monitoring and evaluation strategies used to assess the delivery of antiretroviral therapy during nationwide scale-up of treatment in Malawi. METHODS: In the first quarter of 2005, the HIV Unit of the Ministry of Health and its partners (the Lighthouse Clinic; Médecins Sans Frontières-Belgium, Thyolo district; and WHO's Country Office) undertook structured supervision and monitoring of all public sector health facilities in Malawi delivering antiretroviral therapy. FINDINGS: Data monitoring showed that by the end of 2004, there were 13,183 patients (5274 (40%) male, 12 527 (95%) adults) who had ever started antiretroviral therapy. Of patients who had ever started, 82% (10 761/13,183) were alive and taking antiretrovirals; 8% (1026/13,183) were dead; 8% (1039/13,183) had been lost to follow up |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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