Kirsten D Arendse, Caroline Walker, Colin Pfaff, Keitumetse Lebelo, Tali Cassidy, Petros Isaakidis, Erin von der Heyden, Fareed Abdullah, Tom Ellman, Ingrid T Katz, Jonathan Euvrard, Claire M Keene
Psychosocial challenges impact patients' ability to remain on antiretroviral therapy lifelong, magnified by disorganized health-systems and healthcare worker (HCW) attitudes. To address this, Médecins Sans Frontières and the Department of Health developed the Welcome Service intervention, to provide person-centered care at re-engagement after HIV treatment interruption. Implemented in Khayelitsha, South Africa, between August 2020 and February 2021, the intervention aimed to reorganize triage, optimize clinical and counselling services and address HCW attitudes...
March 27, 2024: Scientific Reports