Linkage into care among newly diagnosed HIV-positive individuals tested through outreach and facility-based HIV testing models in Mbeya, Tanzania: a prospective mixed-method cohort study
Conclusions
Linkage to care after testing HIV positive in rural Tanzania has increased markedly since 2014, across testing models. Individuals tested at facility-based sites linked in significantly higher proportion and modestly sooner than mobile/outreach tested individuals. Mobile/outreach testing models bring HIV testing services closer to people. Strategies to improve linkage from mobile/outreach models are needed.
Source: BMJ Open - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Sanga, E. S., Lerebo, W., Mushi, A. K., Clowes, P., Olomi, W., Maboko, L., Zarowsky, C. Tags: Open access, Health services research, HIV AIDS Source Type: research
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