南非夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省伊泰夸尼诊所当日启动抗逆转录病毒治疗实施情况评估。
An assessment on the implementation of same day antiretroviral therapy initiation in eThekwini clinics, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
作者信息
Govere Sabina M, Manyangadze Tawanda, Kalinda Chester, Chimbari Moses J
机构信息
School of Nursing and Public Health, Discipline of Public Health Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Geography Department, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Bindura University of Science Education, Private Bag, Bindura, Zimbabwe.
出版信息
J Public Health Afr. 2023 Nov 30;14(11):2179. doi: 10.4081/jphia.2023.2179.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends same-day initiation (SDI) of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all individuals diagnosed with HIV irrespective of CD4+ count or clinical stage. Implementation of program is still far from reaching its goals. This study assessed the level of implementation of same day ART initiation. A longitudinal study was conducted at four primary healthcare clinics in eThekwini municipality KwaZulu-Natal. Data was collected between June 2020 to October 2020 using a data extraction form. Data on individuals tested HIV positive, number of SDI of ART; and clinicians working on UTT program were compiled from clinic registers, and Three Interlinked Electronic Registers.Net (TIER.Net). Non-governmental organisations (NGO) supporting the facility and services information was collected. Among the 403 individuals who tested HIV positive, 279 (69.2%) were initiated on ART on the same day of HIV diagnosis from the four facilities. There was a significant association between health facility and number of HIV positive individuals initiated on SDI (chi-square=10.59; P-value=0.008). There was a significant association between facilities with support from all NGOs and ART SDI (chi-square=10.18; P-value=0.015. There was a significant association between staff provision in a facility and SDI (chi-square=7.51; P-value=0.006). Urban areas clinics were more likely to have high uptake of SDI compared to rural clinics (chi-square=11,29; P-value=0.003). Implementation of the Universal Test and Treat program varies by facility indicating the need for the government to monitor and standardize implementation of the policy if the program is to yield success.
世界卫生组织(WHO)建议,所有确诊感染艾滋病毒的个体,无论其CD4 +细胞计数或临床分期如何,均应在同一天开始抗逆转录病毒治疗(ART)。该计划的实施仍远未达到目标。本研究评估了同一天开始ART的实施水平。在夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省伊泰夸尼市的四家初级保健诊所进行了一项纵向研究。2020年6月至2020年10月期间,使用数据提取表收集数据。从诊所登记册和三个相互关联的电子登记册网络(TIER.Net)中汇编了艾滋病毒检测呈阳性个体的数据、ART同一天开始治疗的人数;以及参与普遍检测和治疗(UTT)计划的临床医生的数据。收集了支持该设施和服务信息的非政府组织(NGO)的数据。在403名艾滋病毒检测呈阳性的个体中,有279名(69.2%)在四家机构确诊感染艾滋病毒的同一天开始接受ART治疗。医疗机构与同一天开始接受治疗的艾滋病毒阳性个体数量之间存在显著关联(卡方=10.59;P值=0.008)。在所有非政府组织支持的机构与ART同一天开始治疗之间存在显著关联(卡方=10.18;P值=0.015)。机构的工作人员配备与同一天开始治疗之间存在显著关联(卡方=7.51;P值=0.006)。与农村诊所相比,城市地区的诊所更有可能有较高的同一天开始治疗的接受率(卡方=11.29;P值=0.003)。普遍检测和治疗计划的实施因机构而异,这表明如果该计划要取得成功,政府需要监测并规范该政策的实施。