Sinako, a study on HIV competent households in South Africa: a cluster-randomised controlled trial protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With 7.7 million South Africans currently infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and 4.8 million currently receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART), the epidemic represents a considerable burden for the country's resource-limited health system. In response to the health and human resource shortages, task shifting to community health workers (CHWs) and empowering people living with HIV (PLWH) are integral parts of a sustainable ART strategy. Despite the success of the ART programme, South Africa still faces both prevention and treatment challenges. To tackle these challenges, future endeavours need to focus on the role played by the households of PLWH in mediating between the community and PLWH themselves. Building health-enabling "HIV competent" households with

SUBMITTER: Masquillier C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7011384 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature