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Investigation on Task Shifting of HIV/AIDS Follow-Up Management Workers in New Launched Areas, China

Background: This study aimed to understand attitudes of HIV/AIDS follow-up workers regarding task shifting, reveal the current conditions of this implementation, as well as to find out any challenges of early-stage implementation. Methods: Taking Jiangxi Province as an example, a cross-sectional sur...

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Autores principales: Liu, Rong, Huang, Ling, Yang, Qing, Hu, Qiang, Huang, Qing, Jiang, Xiaoqing, Zhu, Hui, Xie, Fei, Wen, Xiaotong, Liu, Xiaojun, Yuan, Zhaokang, Lu, Yuanan
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Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6210782/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30274139
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102132
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author Liu, Rong
Huang, Ling
Yang, Qing
Hu, Qiang
Huang, Qing
Jiang, Xiaoqing
Zhu, Hui
Xie, Fei
Wen, Xiaotong
Liu, Xiaojun
Yuan, Zhaokang
Lu, Yuanan
author_facet Liu, Rong
Huang, Ling
Yang, Qing
Hu, Qiang
Huang, Qing
Jiang, Xiaoqing
Zhu, Hui
Xie, Fei
Wen, Xiaotong
Liu, Xiaojun
Yuan, Zhaokang
Lu, Yuanan
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description Background: This study aimed to understand attitudes of HIV/AIDS follow-up workers regarding task shifting, reveal the current conditions of this implementation, as well as to find out any challenges of early-stage implementation. Methods: Taking Jiangxi Province as an example, a cross-sectional survey with 102 health professionals in CDCs (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and 92 health care providers in primary health institutions was conducted from November 2016 to January 2017. This survey includes the demographic backgrounds of participants, their attitudes towards task shifting, and the main difficulties faced in their work, etc. Results: 60.8% of professionals and 77.2% of providers hold positive attitudes towards task shifting. Both health professionals and providers express their concerns about unclear and undefined funds distribution and lack of confidentiality of PLWHA (people living with HIV) in local primary health institutions. Conclusions: The majority of health workers hold positive attitudes towards task shifting. It also highlights some negative reactions in implementation, and reveals the main difficulties that constitute barriers to follow-up. Findings from this study may provide evidence for enhancing future implementation of task shifting.
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spelling pubmed-62107822018-11-02 Investigation on Task Shifting of HIV/AIDS Follow-Up Management Workers in New Launched Areas, China Liu, Rong Huang, Ling Yang, Qing Hu, Qiang Huang, Qing Jiang, Xiaoqing Zhu, Hui Xie, Fei Wen, Xiaotong Liu, Xiaojun Yuan, Zhaokang Lu, Yuanan Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: This study aimed to understand attitudes of HIV/AIDS follow-up workers regarding task shifting, reveal the current conditions of this implementation, as well as to find out any challenges of early-stage implementation. Methods: Taking Jiangxi Province as an example, a cross-sectional survey with 102 health professionals in CDCs (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and 92 health care providers in primary health institutions was conducted from November 2016 to January 2017. This survey includes the demographic backgrounds of participants, their attitudes towards task shifting, and the main difficulties faced in their work, etc. Results: 60.8% of professionals and 77.2% of providers hold positive attitudes towards task shifting. Both health professionals and providers express their concerns about unclear and undefined funds distribution and lack of confidentiality of PLWHA (people living with HIV) in local primary health institutions. Conclusions: The majority of health workers hold positive attitudes towards task shifting. It also highlights some negative reactions in implementation, and reveals the main difficulties that constitute barriers to follow-up. Findings from this study may provide evidence for enhancing future implementation of task shifting. MDPI 2018-09-28 2018-10 /pmc/articles/PMC6210782/ /pubmed/30274139 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102132 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Liu, Xiaojun
Yuan, Zhaokang
Lu, Yuanan
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6210782/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30274139
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102132
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