A social worker intervention to reduce post-hospital mortality in HIV-infected adults in Tanzania (Daraja): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), hospitalized HIV-infected patients who are discharged home have been shown to experience extremely high mortality rate. Daraja is an individual-level, time-limited, five-session case management intervention aiming to link hospitalized HIV-infected patients to outpatient HIV care upon discharge.

Methods

A randomized control trial will aim at evaluating the efficacy of Daraja intervention on reducing mortality in hospitalized HIV-infected patients upon discharge from hospital. The study will recruit 500 hospitalized HIV-infected adults who are ART naïve or defaulted for >7 days from hospitals in Mwanza region, Tanzania. Participants will be enrolled during hospitalization and a baseline assessment will be done. Participants will be rando

SUBMITTER: Kisigo GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8882676 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature