A nurse-led intervention to improve management of virological failure in public sector HIV clinics in Durban, South Africa: A pre- and post-implementation evaluation.

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Identification of patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) with virological failure (VF) and the response in the public health sector remain significant challenges. We previously reported improvement in routine viral load (VL) monitoring after ART commencement through a health system-strengthening, nurse-led 'VL champion' programme as part of a multidisciplinary team in three public sector clinics in Durban, South Africa.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): S Afr Med J

Title: South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde

Publisher: South African Medical Association NPC

ISSN (Electronic): 2078-5135

Publication date (Electronic): Mar 31 2021

Volume: 111

Issue: 4

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[1 ] Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa; Department of Infectious Diseases, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. henrysunpath@yebo.co.za.

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Mid ID: NIHMS1664476

DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.2021.v111i4.15432

PMC ID: 8100970

PubMed ID: 33944759

SO-VID: eee29550-0b4e-4847-8bf2-6f814d49e224

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