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

• मुख्य लेखकों: David Etoori (लेखक), Alison Wringe (लेखक), Jenny Renju (लेखक), Chodziwadziwa Whiteson Kabudula (लेखक), Francesc Xavier Gomez-Olive (लेखक), Georges Reniers (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: 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...