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ArticleNursing reports (Pavia, Italy)2023

HIV Care Profiling and Delivery Status in the Mobile Health Clinics of eThekwini District in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa: A Descriptive Evaluation Study.

Silingene Joyce Ngcobo, Lufuno Makhado, Leepile Alfred Sehularo

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Article in Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Silingene Joyce NgcoboCollege Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa.
Lufuno MakhadoOffice of the Deputy Dean Research and Postgraduate Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Venda, Thohoyandou 0950, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-1689-9308
Leepile Alfred SehularoNuMIQ Research Focus Area, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Mafikeng 2531, South Africa.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mobile health clinics (MHCs) serve as an alternative HIV care delivery method for the HIV-burdened eThekwini district. This study aimed to describe and profile the HIV care services provided by the MHCs through process evaluation. A descriptive cross-sectional quantitative evaluation study was performed on 137 MHCs using total population sampling. An online data collection method using a validated 50-item researcher-developed instrument was administered to professional nurses who are MHC team leaders, following ethical approval from the local university and departments of health. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. The results described that HIV care services are offered in open spaces (43%), community buildings (37%), solid built buildings called health posts (15%), vehicles (9%), and tents (2%) with no electricity (77%), water (55%), and sanitation (64%). Adults (97%) are the main recipients of HIV care in MHCs (90%) offering antiretroviral therapy (95%). Staff, monitoring, and retaining care challenges were noted, with good linkage (91%) and referral pathways (

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cross-sectional descriptive evaluation studyHIV careHIV delivery methodmobile health clinic profilingmobile health clinics

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PMID37987408
PMCPMC10661302

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