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Antiretroviral therapy outcomes among HIV infected clients in Gweru City, Zimbabwe 2006 - 2011: a cohort analysis
The government of Zimbabwe began providing antiretroviral therapy (ART) to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) in public institutions in 2004. In Midlands province two clinics constituted the most active HIV care service points, with patients being followed up through a comprehensive patient monitor...
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The African Field Epidemiology Network
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5500933/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28721177 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.supp.2017.27.1.12562 |
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author | Shambira, Gerald Gombe, Notion Tafara Hall, Casey Daniel Park, Meeyoung Mattie Frimpong, Joseph Asamoah |
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description | The government of Zimbabwe began providing antiretroviral therapy (ART) to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) in public institutions in 2004. In Midlands province two clinics constituted the most active HIV care service points, with patients being followed up through a comprehensive patient monitoring and tracking system which captured specific patient variables and outcomes over time. The data from 2006 to 2011 were subjected to analysis to answer specific research questions and this case study is based on that analysis. The goal of this case study is to build participants' capacity to undertake secondary data analysis and interpretation using a dataset for HIV antiretroviral therapy in Zimbabwe and to draw conclusions which inform recommendations. Case studies in applied epidemiology allow students to practice applying epidemiologic skills in the classroom to address real-world public health problems. Case studies as a vital component of an applied epidemiology curriculum are instrumental in reinforcing principles and skills covered in lectures or in background reading. The target audience includes Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programs (FELTPs), university students, district health executives, and health information officers. |
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spelling | pubmed-55009332017-07-18 Antiretroviral therapy outcomes among HIV infected clients in Gweru City, Zimbabwe 2006 - 2011: a cohort analysis Shambira, Gerald Gombe, Notion Tafara Hall, Casey Daniel Park, Meeyoung Mattie Frimpong, Joseph Asamoah Pan Afr Med J Case Study The government of Zimbabwe began providing antiretroviral therapy (ART) to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) in public institutions in 2004. In Midlands province two clinics constituted the most active HIV care service points, with patients being followed up through a comprehensive patient monitoring and tracking system which captured specific patient variables and outcomes over time. The data from 2006 to 2011 were subjected to analysis to answer specific research questions and this case study is based on that analysis. The goal of this case study is to build participants' capacity to undertake secondary data analysis and interpretation using a dataset for HIV antiretroviral therapy in Zimbabwe and to draw conclusions which inform recommendations. Case studies in applied epidemiology allow students to practice applying epidemiologic skills in the classroom to address real-world public health problems. Case studies as a vital component of an applied epidemiology curriculum are instrumental in reinforcing principles and skills covered in lectures or in background reading. The target audience includes Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programs (FELTPs), university students, district health executives, and health information officers. The African Field Epidemiology Network 2017-05-28 /pmc/articles/PMC5500933/ /pubmed/28721177 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.supp.2017.27.1.12562 Text en © Gerald Shambira et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ The Pan African Medical Journal - ISSN 1937-8688. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Study Shambira, Gerald Gombe, Notion Tafara Hall, Casey Daniel Park, Meeyoung Mattie Frimpong, Joseph Asamoah Antiretroviral therapy outcomes among HIV infected clients in Gweru City, Zimbabwe 2006 - 2011: a cohort analysis |
title | Antiretroviral therapy outcomes among HIV infected clients in Gweru City, Zimbabwe 2006 - 2011: a cohort analysis |
title_full | Antiretroviral therapy outcomes among HIV infected clients in Gweru City, Zimbabwe 2006 - 2011: a cohort analysis |
title_fullStr | Antiretroviral therapy outcomes among HIV infected clients in Gweru City, Zimbabwe 2006 - 2011: a cohort analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | Antiretroviral therapy outcomes among HIV infected clients in Gweru City, Zimbabwe 2006 - 2011: a cohort analysis |
title_short | Antiretroviral therapy outcomes among HIV infected clients in Gweru City, Zimbabwe 2006 - 2011: a cohort analysis |
title_sort | antiretroviral therapy outcomes among hiv infected clients in gweru city, zimbabwe 2006 - 2011: a cohort analysis |
topic | Case Study |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5500933/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28721177 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.supp.2017.27.1.12562 |
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