Title |
Decentralising HIV treatment in lower‐ and middle‐income countries
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Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, June 2013
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DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd009987.pub2 |
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Authors |
Tamara Kredo, Nathan Ford, Folasade B Adeniyi, Paul Garner |
Abstract |
Policy makers, health staff and communities recognise that health services in lower- and middle-income countries need to improve people's access to HIV treatment and retention to treatment programmes. One strategy is to move antiretroviral delivery from hospitals to more peripheral health facilities or even beyond health facilities. This could increase the number of people with access to care, improve health outcomes, and enhance retention in treatment programmes. On the other hand, providing care at less sophisticated levels in the health service or at community-level may decrease quality of care and result in worse health outcomes. To address these uncertainties, we summarised the research studies examining the risks and benefits of decentralising antiretroviral therapy service delivery. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 2 | 18% |
South Africa | 1 | 9% |
Nepal | 1 | 9% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 9% |
India | 1 | 9% |
Unknown | 5 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 10 | 91% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 3 | 1% |
Unknown | 283 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 63 | 22% |
Researcher | 47 | 16% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 9% |
Student > Bachelor | 24 | 8% |
Student > Postgraduate | 18 | 6% |
Other | 40 | 14% |
Unknown | 67 | 23% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 106 | 37% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 32 | 11% |
Social Sciences | 18 | 6% |
Psychology | 13 | 5% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 3% |
Other | 30 | 10% |
Unknown | 79 | 28% |