Challenges with tracing patients on antiretroviral therapy who are late for clinic appointments in rural South Africa and recommendations for future practice

Background: It is common practice for HIV programmes to routinely trace patients who are late for a scheduled clinic visit to ensure continued care engagement. In South Africa, patients who are late for a scheduled visit are identified from clinic registers, and called by telephone up to three times...

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Main Authors: David Etoori, Alison Wringe, Jenny Renju, Chodziwadziwa Whiteson Kabudula, Francesc Xavier Gomez-Olive, Georges Reniers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-12-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
hiv
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2020.1755115