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Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2026

Implementation Lessons and Policy Implications of Same-Day Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation: Insights from the ART Same-Day Counselling and Initiation (ASCI) SOP in South Africa.

Siyakudumisa Nontamo, Gabriel Tchuente Kamsu, Nomboniso Agrinette Madolo, Eugene Jamot Ndebia

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Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Siyakudumisa NontamoDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha 5100, South Africa.ORCID 0009-0001-6929-0275
Gabriel Tchuente KamsuDepartment of Human Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha 5100, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-5641-5916
Nomboniso Agrinette MadoloDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha 5100, South Africa.
Eugene Jamot NdebiaDepartment of Human Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha 5100, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-5840-0715

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Same-day antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation (SDI) is globally recommended to improve ART uptake. However, retention in care and viral suppression in South Africa remain suboptimal. This study evaluated the experiences of healthcare providers, patients, and community stakeholders in implementing the ART Same-day Counselling and Initiation (ASCI) Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), focusing on facilitators, barriers, and policy implications for improving HIV treatment outcomes. Using implementation frameworks, qualitative data from providers, patients, and community structures were analyzed alongside findings from a randomized controlled trial involving 142 newly diagnosed individuals initiated on ART on the same day as diagnosis. Evaluation of the ASCI SOP demonstrated improved six-month outcomes compared with standard initiation: retention in care (83% vs. 72%), viral suppression (81% vs. 69%,

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Anti-HIV AgentsAnti-Retroviral AgentsCounselingHIV InfectionsAdherence InterventionsAdultFemaleHealth PolicyHumansMaleSouth AfricaAnti-HIV AgentsAnti-Retroviral Agentsantiretroviral therapypatient navigationpyschosocial suppportretention in HIV caresame-day ART initiationviral suppression

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PMCPMC13026308

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