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...
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Taylor & Francis Group
2020-12-01
|
Series: | Global Health Action |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2020.1755115 |