Feasibility of decentralised, task-shifted hepatitis C testing and treatment services in urban Myanmar: implications for scale-up.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the feasibility considerations for a decentralised, one-stop-shop model of care implemented in Yangon, Myanmar.

Setting

Two primary care level clinics in urban Yangon, Myanmar.

Design

This is a feasibility study of a highly effective care model. Using Intervention Complexity Framework by Gericke et al, we collated and analysed programmatic data and evaluation data to outline key project implementation requirements and experiences.

Participants

Programmatic data were collected from clinical records, GeneXpert device test and maintenance reports, national guidelines, product and device instructions and site monitoring visit reports. Healthcare providers involved in delivering care model contributed interview data.

Results

The ma

SUBMITTER: Draper BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9066562 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature