The geography of emergency department-based HIV testing in South Africa: Can patients link to care?

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dc.contributor.authorHansoti, Bhakti
dc.contributor.authorMishra, Anant
dc.contributor.authorNyanisa, Yandisa
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-30T10:53:16Z
dc.date.available2021-09-30T10:53:16Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstract: Emergency Departments (EDs) can serve as clinical sites for identification of new HIV infections and their entry into care. We examined if HIV-positive patients who present to EDs in South Africa are able to successfully link to care.We conducted a one-year longitudinal prospective cohort study in four hospitals across the Eastern Cape, South Africa, with participants followed between July 2016 and July 2018. All adult, non-critical patients presenting to the ED were systematically approached, asked about their HIV status, and, if unknown, offered a point-of-care (POC) HIV test. All HIV-positive patients were further consented to participate in a follow-up study to assess subsequent linkage to care and distance from “home” to ED. Linkage to care was defined as self-reported linkage (telephonic) or evidence of repeated CD4/viral load testing in the National Health Laboratory System (NHLS) at either the 6- or 12-months post index ED visit.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHansoti, B. et al. (2021). The geography of emergency department-based HIV testing in South Africa: Can patients link to care?. EClinicalMedicine, 000, 101091. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101091en_US
dc.identifier.issn2589-5370
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101091
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/6844
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectHIV testingen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectEmergency departmentsen_US
dc.subjectHIV-positive patientsen_US
dc.subjectLinkage to careen_US
dc.titleThe geography of emergency department-based HIV testing in South Africa: Can patients link to care?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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