Scale-up of a decentralized HIV treatment programme in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: does rapid expansion affect patient outcomes?

• Hauptverfasser: Portia C Mutevedzi (Verfasst von), Richard J Lessells (Verfasst von), Tom Heller (Verfasst von), Till Bärnighausen (Verfasst von), Graham S Cooke (Verfasst von), Marie-Louise Newell (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: The World Health Organization.
• Schlagworte: article
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the scale-up of a decentralized HIV treatment programme delivered through the primary health care system in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and to assess trends in baseline characteristics and outcomes in the study population. METHODS: The programme started delivery of anti...