Social exposure to an antiretroviral treatment programme in rural KwaZulu-Natal
Objective: To investigate the prevalence of social exposure to a large, government-run ART programme in rural South Africa. Method Clinical data on 6681 patients were matched with demographic data on a nearly complete cohort of 102 359 people residing in the programme catchment area. We calculated...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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26 May 2011
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Tropical medicine & international health
Year: 2011, Volume: 16, Issue: 8, Pages: 988-994 |
| ISSN: | 1365-3156 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02795.x |
| Online Access: | Resolving-System, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02795.x
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| Author Notes: | Jacob Bor, Till Bärnighausen, Colin Newell, Frank Tanser and Marie-Louise Newell |
| Summary: | Objective: To investigate the prevalence of social exposure to a large, government-run ART programme in rural South Africa. Method Clinical data on 6681 patients were matched with demographic data on a nearly complete cohort of 102 359 people residing in the programme catchment area. We calculated the proportion of residents in the demographic surveillance area that were members of a household, or resided in a compound where someone had initiated ART or received pre-ART care. Results By January 2010, 3% of the population had initiated ART. However, 25% of the population shared household membership or resided in a compound with someone who had initiated ART; 40% shared household or living arrangements with people who had either initiated ART or were enrolled in pre-ART care. Conclusion Such high rates of social exposure suggest that ART programmes in HIV endemic areas are likely to have significant population-level effects on social norms and economic welfare. These results also point to the opportunity to reach large numbers of people with health and social services through existing ART programmes |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 29.09.2017 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1365-3156 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02795.x |