Beyond viral suppression: Quality of life among stable ART clients in a differentiated service delivery intervention in Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With antiretroviral therapy, more people living with HIV (PLHIV) in resource-limited settings are virally suppressed and living longer. WHO recommends differentiated service delivery (DSD) as an alternative, less resource-demanding way of expanding HIV services access. Monitoring client's health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is necessary to understand patients' perceptions of treatment and services but is understudied in sub-Saharan Africa. We assessed HRQoL among ART clients in Tanzania accessing two service models.

Methods

Cross-sectional survey from May-August 2019 among stable ART clients randomly sampled from clinics and clubs in the Shinyanga region providing DSD and clinic-based care. HRQoL data were collected using a validated HIV-specific instrument-Fun

SUBMITTER: Okere NE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8800900 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature