Journal article
Does accessibility to antiretroviral care improve after down-referral of patients from hospitals to health centres in rural South Africa?
Abstract
We conducted an evaluation of healthcare accessibility among patients taking antiretroviral treatment (ART) after they were 'down-referred' from hospital-based programmes to primary healthcare (PHC) centres in a rural South African setting. A cross-sectional design was used to study 109 PHC users compared to a randomly selected control group of 220 hospital-based users. Both groups were matched for a minimum duration on ART of six months. Using …
Authors
Moshabela M; Schneider H; Cleary SM; Pronyk PM; Eyles J
Journal
African Journal of AIDS Research, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 393–401
Publisher
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)
Publication Date
12 2011
DOI
10.2989/16085906.2011.646654
ISSN
1608-5906