Outcomes from the implementation of a counselling model supporting rapid antiretroviral treatment initiation in a primary healthcare clinic in Khayelitsha, South Africa

• Main Authors: Lynne Wilkinson (Author), Helene Duvivier (Author), Gabriela Patten (Author), Suhair Solomon (Author), Leticia Mdani (Author), Shariefa Patel (Author), Virginia de Azevedo (Author), Saar Baert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Lengthy antiretroviral treatment (ART) preparation contributes to high lossesto care between communicating ART eligibility and initiating ART. To address this shortfall, Médecins Sans Frontières implemented a revised approach to ART initiation counsellingpreparation (integrated for TB...