Social franchising of community-based HIV counselling and testing services to increase HIV testing and linkage to care in Tshwane, South Africa: study protocol for a non-randomised implementation trial

• Main Authors: Simukai Shamu (Author), Charles Chasela (Author), Jean Slabbert (Author), Thato Farirai (Author), Geoffrey Guloba (Author), Nkhensani Nkhwashu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Meeting the ambitious UN 90-90-90 HIV testing, treatment and viral load suppression targets requires innovative strategies and approaches in Sub-Saharan Africa. To date no known interventions have been tested with community health workers (counsellors) as social franchisees or ow...