Opportunities and considerations for the design of decentralized delivery of antiretroviral therapy for female sex workers living with HIV in South Africa

• Main Authors: Carly A. Comins (Author), Vijayanand Guddera (Author), Lauren E. Parmley (Author), Katherine Young (Author), Mfezi Mcingana (Author), Ntambue Mulumba (Author), Sharmistha Mishra (Author), Deliwe R. Phetlhu (Author), Harry Hausler (Author), Sheree Schwartz (Author), Stefan Baral (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In South Africa, 60% of female sex workers (FSW) are living with HIV, many of whom experience structural and individual barriers to antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation and adherence. Community-based decentralized treatment provision (DTP) may mitigate these barriers. To chara...