Linking private, for-profit providers to public sector services for HIV and tuberculosis co-infected patients: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of infectious disease deaths worldwide and is the leading cause of death among people with HIV. The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for collaboration between public and private healthcare providers to maximize integration of TB/HIV services and minimize costs. We systematically reviewed published models of public-private sector diagnostic and referral services for TB/HIV co-infected patients.

Methods

We searched PubMed, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Google Scholar, Science Direct, CINAHL and Web of Science. We included studies that discussed programs that linked private and public providers for TB/HIV concurrent diagnostic and referral services and used Review Manager (Version 5.3, 2015) for m

SUBMITTER: Hudson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5892869 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature