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- Title
Quality of Care is Perceived to be High with Community-based Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Services for Female Sex Workers in Tanzania: Qualitative Findings from a Pilot Implementation Science Study.
- Authors
Tun, Waimar; Conserve, Donaldson F.; Bunga, Catherine; Jeremiah, Kidola; Apicella, Louis; Vu, Lung
- Abstract
This qualitative study reports on female sex workers' (FSWs) perceptions of the quality of antiretroviral therapy (ART) services they received as part of a community-based ART distribution intervention compared to services received by FSWs in the standard of care (SOC) arm. In-depth interviews were conducted with 24 participants to explore their perceptions of the quality of ART services. Data was analyzed using a quality-of-care framework that included but was not limited to, domains of accessibility, effective organization of care, package of services, and patient-centered care. Overall, FSWs in the intervention arm reported community-based ART services to be highly accessible, organized, and effective, and they highly valued the patient-centered care and high level of privacy. Community-based ART programs for FSWs can have high quality-of-care, which can have a positive effect on HIV treatment outcomes for FSWs.
- Subjects
TANZANIA; MEDICAL quality control; HIV infections; PILOT projects; RESEARCH methodology; COMMUNITY health services; SEX work; INTERVIEWING; HIGHLY active antiretroviral therapy; PATIENTS' attitudes; QUALITATIVE research; PSYCHOLOGY of women; HEALTH attitudes; RESEARCH funding
- Publication
AIDS & Behavior, 2024, Vol 28, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1090-7165
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10461-023-04155-4