Challenges with tracing patients on antiretroviral therapy who are late for clinic appointments in rural South Africa and recommendations for future practice

• Main Authors: David Etoori (Author), Alison Wringe (Author), Jenny Renju (Author), Chodziwadziwa Whiteson Kabudula (Author), Francesc Xavier Gomez-Olive (Author), Georges Reniers (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: It is common practice for HIV programmes to routinely trace patients who are late for a scheduled clinic visit to ensure continued care engagement. In South Africa, patients who are late for a scheduled visit are identified from clinic registers, and called by telephone up to three times...