Strengthening provider-initiated testing and counselling in Zimbabwe by deploying supplemental providers: a time series analysis

• Main Authors: Aaron F. Bochner (Author), Beth A. Tippett Barr (Author), Batsirai Makunike (Author), Gloria Gonese (Author), Blessing Wazara (Author), Richard Mashapa (Author), Elizabeth Meacham (Author), Ponesai Nyika (Author), Gertrude Ncube (Author), Shirish Balachandra (Author), Ruth Levine (Author), Frances Petracca (Author), Tsitsi Apollo (Author), Ann Downer (Author), Stefan Z. Wiktor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Expansion of provider-initiated testing and counselling (PITC) is one strategy to increase accessibility of HIV testing services. Insufficient human resources was identified as a primary barrier to increasing PITC coverage in Zimbabwe. We evaluated if deployment of supplemental P...