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Research Article 2025-02-20CC BYFree full text

Study protocol for: Compliance Assessment of the District Health Management Information System: Supervision of Data Management Processes for HIV Care in Public Healthcare Facilities in South Africa

Eunice B. Turawa, Jeannine Uwimana Nicol, Duduzile Ndwandwe, Edward Nicol

As South Africa strives to meet the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 95-95-95, targets require adequate patient data to track people living with HIV (PLHIV) and link them to care. The National District Health Management Information System (DHMIS) Facility Report Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) aims to standardise data collection and use across health facilities. However, data quality issues…

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Research Article 2022-07-12CC0Free full text

Strengthening Health Systems Capacity for Linkage to HIV Care for adolescent girls and young women and adolescent boys and young men in South Africa (SheSCap-Linkage): Protocol for a mixed methods study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Edward Nicol, Wisdom Basera, Carl Lombard, Kim Jonas, Trisha Ramraj, Darshini Govindasamy +11 more

IntroductionIn South Africa, HIV prevalence among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) was 5.8% (15-19 years) and 15.6% (20-24 years) respectively in 2017. Amongst South African males, HIV prevalence in 2017 was 4.7% (15-19 years), 4.8% (20-24 years), 12.4% (25-29 years) and 18.4% (30-34 years). The National Department of Health adopted the universal test and treat (UTT) strategy in 2016, resulting in increases…

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