Barriers and facilitators to the implementation and scale up of differentiated service delivery models for HIV treatment in Africa: a scoping review

YA Belay, M Yitayal, A Atnafu, FA Taye - BMC Health Services Research, 2022 - Springer
Background In the face of health-system constraints, local policymakers and decision-
makers face difficult choices about how to implement, expand and institutionalize …

Adolescent retention in HIV care within differentiated service-delivery models in sub-Saharan Africa

M Maskew, K Technau, MA Davies, R Vreeman… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Adolescents and young people living with HIV are at risk of disengaging from HIV care at all
stages of the care cascade. Differentiated models of care offer simplified HIV-service …

The SENTINEL study of differentiated service delivery models for HIV treatment in Malawi, South Africa, and Zambia: research protocol for a prospective cohort study

S Pascoe, A Huber, I Mokhele, N Lekodeba… - BMC Health Services …, 2023 - Springer
Background Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa are rapidly scaling up “differentiated
service delivery”(DSD) models for HIV treatment to improve the quality of care, increase …

[HTML][HTML] Politics of disease control in Africa and the critical role of global health diplomacy: A systematic review

VK Chattu, WA Knight, A Adisesh, S Yaya… - Health Promotion …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Africa is facing the triple burden of communicable diseases, non-
communicable diseases (NCDs), and nutritional disorders. Multilateral institutions, bilateral …

HIV and SRH healthcare delivery experiences of South African healthcare workers and adolescents and young people during COVID-19

J Kelly, L Gittings, C Laurenzi, CD Glinski… - Psychology, Health & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
While substantial research has emerged from the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, as
well as from studies with adolescent populations, there has been a dearth of research …

Integrated care models: HIV and substance use

K Hill, I Kuo, SV Shenoi, MS Desruisseaux… - Current HIV/AIDS …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Behaviors and practices associated with substance use
contribute to lack of HIV virologic suppression and onward transmission. In the USA, many …

Evaluation of HIV treatment outcomes with reduced frequency of clinical encounters and antiretroviral treatment refills: A systematic review and meta-analysis

N Le Tourneau, A Germann, RR Thompson… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Global HIV treatment programs have sought to lengthen the interval between
clinical encounters for people living with HIV (PLWH) who are established on antiretroviral …

Impact of differentiated service delivery models on 12-month retention in HIV treatment in Mozambique: an interrupted time-series analysis

DAM Uetela, O Augusto, JP Hughes, OA Uetela… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background HIV treatment has been available in Mozambique since 2004, but coverage of,
and retention in, antiretroviral therapy (ART) remain suboptimal. Therefore, to increase …

Changes in HIV treatment differentiated care uptake during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Zambia: interrupted time series analysis

Y Jo, S Rosen, KTL Sy, B Phiri… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Differentiated service delivery (DSD) models aim to improve the access of
human immunodeficiency virus treatment on clients and reduce requirements for facility …

Understanding Uganda's early adoption of novel differentiated HIV treatment services: a qualitative exploration of drivers of policy uptake

H Zakumumpa, J Kwiringira, C Katureebe… - BMC Health Services …, 2023 - Springer
Background Although differentiated service delivery (DSD) for HIV treatment was endorsed
by the WHO in its landmark 2016 guidelines to lessen patients' need to frequently visit clinics …