Trajectories of re-engagement: factors and mechanisms enabling patient return to HIV care in Zambia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

While disengagement from HIV care threatens the health of persons living with HIV (PLWH) and incidence-reduction targets, re-engagement is a critical step towards positive outcomes. Studies that establish a deeper understanding of successful return to clinical care among previously disengaged PLWH and the factors supporting re-engagement are essential to facilitate long-term care continuity.

Methods

We conducted narrative, patient-centred, in-depth interviews between January and June 2019 with 20 PLWH in Lusaka, Zambia, who had disengaged and then re-engaged in HIV care, identified through electronic medical records (EMRs). We applied narrative analysis techniques, and deductive and inductive thematic analysis to identify engagement patterns and enablers of retu

SUBMITTER: Beres LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9958345 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature