Client and provider preferences for HIV care: Implications for implementing differentiated service delivery in Thailand.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Differentiated service delivery (DSD) for antiretroviral therapy (ART) maintenance embodies the client-centred approach to tailor services to support people living with HIV in adhering to treatment and achieving viral suppression. We aimed to assess the preferences for HIV care and attitudes towards DSD for ART maintenance among ART clients and providers at healthcare facilities in Thailand.

Methods

A cross-sectional study using self-administered questionnaires was conducted in September-November 2018 at five healthcare facilities in four high HIV burden provinces in Thailand. Eligible participants who were ART clients aged ≥18 years and ART providers were recruited by consecutive sampling. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize demographic characteristic

SUBMITTER: Lujintanon S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8013790 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature