Task shifting of triage to peer expert informal care providers at a tertiary referral HIV clinic in Malawi: a cross-sectional operational evaluation

• Main Authors: Megan Landes (Author), Courtney Thompson (Author), Edson Mwinjiwa (Author), Edith Thaulo (Author), Chrissie Gondwe (Author), Harriet Akello (Author), Adrienne K. Chan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background HIV treatment models in Africa are labour intensive and require a high number of skilled staff. In this context, task-shifting is considered a feasible alternative for ART service delivery. In 2006, a lay health cadre of expert patients (EPs) at a tertiary referral HIV clinic in...