Seek, test, treat: substance-using women in the HIV treatment cascade in South Africa.
CONCLUSIONS: These results, although cross-sectional, provide some guidance for provincial authorities to address barriers to HIV care for sexually active, substance-using vulnerable women in Pretoria. Targeting the inner city with prevention campaigns, expanding and improving substance abuse treatment programs, linking clients with simultaneous HIV testing and treatment, and targeting women who have experienced sexual assault and violence may help the government achieve the UNAIDS 90-90-90 treatment target. Clinical Trials.gov NCT01497405 registered on December 1, 2011.
PMID: 28441975 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Addiction Science and Clinical Practice - Category: Addiction Authors: Wechsberg WM, van der Horst C, Ndirangu J, Doherty IA, Kline T, Browne FA, Belus JM, Nance R, Zule WA Tags: Addict Sci Clin Pract Source Type: research
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