Health Workers' Perspectives on the Outcomes, Enablers, and Barriers to the Implementation of HIV 'Test and Treat' Guidelines in Abuja, Nigeria

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العنوان: Health Workers' Perspectives on the Outcomes, Enablers, and Barriers to the Implementation of HIV 'Test and Treat' Guidelines in Abuja, Nigeria
المؤلفون: Uzoma Ene, Henry Debem, Solomon Odafe, Mahesh Swaminathan, Ibrahim Dalhatu, Dennis Onotu, Andrew T Boyd, Ehoche Akipu, Aboje Sunday, Kristen A Stafford, Ahmed Mukhtar, Aliyu Gambo, Ibrahim Ramat, Oladipo Ademola, Bola Gobir, Man Charurat
المصدر: Journal of AIDS and HIV treatment
سنة النشر: 2020
مصطلحات موضوعية: medicine.medical_specialty, Health workers’ perceptions, Poverty, business.industry, MEDLINE, Capacity building, Qualitative property, Treat All, Guidelines, medicine.disease, Article, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), Family medicine, medicine, HIV/AIDS, Test and Treat, Thematic analysis, Human resources, business, Psychology, Inclusion (education), Barriers, enablers
الوصف: We evaluated health workers' perspectives on the implementation of the 2016 HIV "Test and Treat" guidelines in Nigeria. Using semi-structured interviews, qualitative data was collected from twenty health workers meeting inclusion criteria in six study sites. Data exploration was conducted using thematic content analysis. Participants perceived that the "Test and Treat" guidelines improved care for PLHIV, though they also perceived possible congested clinics. Perceived key factors enabling guidelines use were perceived patient benefits, availability of policy document and trainings. Perceived key barriers to guidelines use were poverty among patients, inadequate human resources and stock-outs of HIV testing kits. Further improvements in uptake of guidelines could be achieved by effecting an efficient supply chain system for HIV testing kits, and improved guidelines distribution and capacity building prior to implementation. Additionally, implementing differentiated approaches that decongest clinics, and programs that economically empower patients, could improve guidelines use, as Nigeria scales "Test and Treat" nationwide.
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::62db51691f8373b67e1993ac4cf17ef4
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32328591
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رقم الانضمام: edsair.doi.dedup.....62db51691f8373b67e1993ac4cf17ef4
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