Modeling the impact of integrating HIV and outpatient health services on patient waiting times in an urban health clinic in Zambia.

Rapid scale up of HIV treatment programs in sub-Saharan Africa has refueled the long-standing health policy debate regarding the merits and drawbacks of vertical and integrated system. Recent pilots of integrating outpatient and HIV services have shown an improvement in some patient outcomes but det...

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Main Authors: Sarang Deo, Stephanie M Topp, Ariel Garcia, Mallory Soldner, Kezban Yagci Sokat, Julien Chipukuma, Chibesa S Wamulume, Stewart E Reid, Julie Swann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3335156?pdf=render