A social systems analysis of implementation of El Salvador's national HIV combination prevention: a research agenda for evaluating Global Health Initiatives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Global Health Initiatives (GHIs) have been instrumental in the rapid acceleration of HIV prevention, treatment access, and availability of care and support services for people living with HIV (PLH) in low and middle income countries (LMIC). These efforts have increasingly used combination prevention approaches that include biomedical, behavioral, social and structural interventions to reduce HIV incidence. However, little research has evaluated their implementation. We report results of qualitative research to examine the implementation of a national HIV combination prevention strategy in El Salvador funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Methods

We conducted in-depth interviews with principal recipients of the funding, members of the C

SUBMITTER: Dickson-Gomez J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6233270 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature