Health provider perspectives on the implementation of the same-day-ART initiation policy in the Gauteng province of South Africa

• Main Authors: Dorina Onoya (Author), Idah Mokhele (Author), Tembeka Sineke (Author), Bulelwa Mngoma (Author), Aneesa Moolla (Author), Marnie Vujovic (Author), Jacob Bor (Author), Jonas Langa (Author), Matthew P. Fox (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In September 2016, South Africa (SA) began implementing the universal-test-and-treat (UTT) policy in hopes of attaining the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets by 2020. The SA National Department of Health provided a further directive to initiate antiretroviral therapy (ART) on the day of HI...