Acceptability of Home-Based HIV Care Offered by Community Health Workers in Tshwane District, South Africa: A Survey.

ABSTRACT: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains the biggest public health challenge faced by South Africa (SA). To alleviate overcrowding in health facilities, ward-based primary health care outreach teams, consisting of community health workers (CHWs) led by a nurse, were introduced. The aim of this study was to assess the acceptability of community-based HIV services offered by CHWs. A survey was conducted in 10 clinics across Tshwane district, Gauteng, SA, between November 2020 and May 10, 2021. CHWs conducted interviewer-administered standardized questionnaires with 674 adult participants. Overall, 95.5% of participants thought that home-based HIV care is a good initiative and rated screening for illnesses and referral to health facilities highly. Although the vast majority (>94%) were will

SUBMITTER: Ngcobo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8861917 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature