ART adherence clubs: A long-term retention strategy for clinically stable patients receiving antiretroviral therapy

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine

 
 
Field Value
 
Title ART adherence clubs: A long-term retention strategy for clinically stable patients receiving antiretroviral therapy
 
Creator Wilkinson, Lynne Susan
 
Subject Public Health HIV; ART; long term retention; clinically stable Decentralised community long term retention in care strategy
Description The ART-adherence club model described here provides patient-friendly access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) for clinically stable patients. It reduces the burden that stable patients place on healthcare facilities, increasing clinical human resources for new patients, and those clinically unstable and at risk of failing treatment. In the model, 30 patients are allocated to an ART club. The group meets either at a facility or community venue for less than an hour every 2 months. Group meetings are facilitated by a lay club facilitator who provides a quick clinical assessment, referral where necessary, and dispenses pre-packed ART. From January 2011 to December 2012, after adoption for phased rollout by the Western Cape Government, more than 600 ART clubs were established in Cape Town, providing ART care to over 16 000 patients. This extensive, rapid rollout demonstrates active buy-in from patients and facility staff. South Africa should consider a similar model for national rollout.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Date 2013-06-04
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Opinion piece
Format text/html application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/sajhivmed.v14i2.77
 
Source Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine; Vol 14, No 2 (2013); 48-50 2078-6751 1608-9693
 
Language eng
 
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Coverage Western Cape 2007-2012
Rights Copyright (c) 2013 Lynne Susan Wilkinson https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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