The study aims to increase the reach of the person-centred interpersonal practices by developing and accessing a tailored, scalable, and sustainable approach that meets the distinctive needs of populations identified as most disproportionately affected by viremia in Zambia. The study population include pregnant and breastfeeding women, children, adolescents and adult that are more than thirty -30 days late for their next hospital appointments.The study will be implemented over a period of 36 months in 24 facilities in Lusaka and Central province, Zambia.
The study has three aims, that include (1) To assess barriers to sustained viral suppression through identifying prevailing pathways to viremia (2) Apply Human Centred Design methods with stakeholders to co-create person-centred pathways to strengthen viral suppression, with particular attention to vulnerable groups (3) To test P-CoRE package with a focus on high- priority populations contributing to remaining viremia.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
3,000
Person-centred package that connects patients to service delivery, builds rapports and improves engagement in care leading to sustained viral load suppressions
Ministry of Health
Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRailway GRZ Urban Health Centre, Kafue District Health Hospital, Nangongwe OPD Urban Health Centre, Chawama 1st level hospital, Chipate 1st level hospital, Matero Reference Health Centre, Mtendere Health Centre, Lwiimba Rural Health Centre
Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia
RECRUITINGUpdated Estimates of Viremia and Care Status
The study will use a sampling based approach for outcome ascertainment as used in the Better Information for Health in Zambia(BetterInfo) study https://www.cidrz.org/wp-content/toolkits/betterinfo/, but adapt procedures so they are focused on assessments of viremia (rather than mortality as in the initial BetterInfo study) (21). This approach leverages data collected during routine care and augments it with targeted data collection in a smaller sample of clients with incomplete data (i.e., missing VL measurements) to provide robust and epidemiologically rigorous estimates for the full clinic population.
Time frame: 2 years
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