Community-based adherence clubs for postpartum women on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Cape Town, South Africa: a pilot study

Autor:	Allison Zerbe, Kirsty Brittain, Tamsin K. Phillips, Victoria O. Iyun, Joanna Allerton, Andile Nofemela, Cathy D. Kalombo, Landon Myer, Elaine J. Abrams
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	HIV Differentiated care Postpartum Retention in care Adherence clubs Maternal and child health Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
Zdroj:	BMC Health Services Research, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2020)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1472-6963
DOI:	10.1186/s12913-020-05470-5
Popis:	Abstract Background With an increasing number of countries implementing Option B+ guidelines of lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all pregnant and breastfeeding women, there is urgent need to identify effective approaches for retaining this growing and highly vulnerable population in ART care. Methods Newly postpartum, breastfeeding women who initiated ART in pregnancy and met eligibility criteria were enrolled, and offered the choice of two options for postpartum ART care: (i) referral to existing network of community-based adherence clubs or (ii) referral to local primary health care clinic (PHC). Women were followed at study measurement visits conducted separately from either service. Primary outcome was a composite endpoint of retention in ART services and viral suppression [VS
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