Effectiveness of Patient Adherence Groups as a model of care for stable patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa
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Luque-Fernandez, Miguel AngelVan Cutsem, Gilles
Goemaere, Eric
Hilderbrand, Katherine
Schomaker, Michael
Mantangana, Nompumelelo
Mathee, Shaheed
Dubula, Vuyiseka
Ford, Nathan
Hernán, Miguel A
Boulle, Andrew
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Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaIssue Date
2013-02-13
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Innovative models of care are required to cope with the ever-increasing number of patients on antiretroviral therapy in the most affected countries. This study, in Khayelitsha, South Africa, evaluates the effectiveness of a group-based model of care run predominantly by non-clinical staff in retaining patients in care and maintaining adherence.PubMed ID
23418518Language
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1932-6203ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1371/journal.pone.0056088
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