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Models of good practice to enhance infectious disease care cascades among people who inject drugs: a qualitative study of interventions implemented in European settings
BackgroundPeople who inject drugs (PWID) in Europe are at an increased risk of HIV/AIDS, chronic viral hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV), and...
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Impact of COVID-19 on the Utilization of HIV Testing and Linkage Services in Sierra Leone: Experience from Three Public Health Facilities in Freetown
The COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected the delivery of essential health services globally. In this study, we aimed to assess the impact of the...
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Exploring health care providers’ engagement in prevention and management of multidrug resistant Tuberculosis and its factors in Hadiya Zone health care facilities: qualitative study
BackgroundEngagement of healthcare providers is one of the World Health Organization strategies devised for prevention and provision of patient...
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Relationship between patient experience and hospital readmission: system-level survey with deterministic data linkage method
BackgroundLinkage of public healthcare data provides powerful resources for studying from a comprehensive view of quality of care than information...
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Barriers of linkage to HCV viremia testing among people who inject drugs in Georgia
BackgroundPeople who inject drugs (PWID) in Georgia have a high prevalence of hepatitis C virus antibody (anti-HCV). Access to care among PWID could...
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Inequalities in emergency care use across transition from paediatric to adult care: a retrospective cohort study of young people with chronic kidney disease in England
Transition of young people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) from paediatric to adult healthcare has been associated with poor outcomes, but few...
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De-identified Bayesian personal identity matching for privacy-preserving record linkage despite errors: development and validation
BackgroundEpidemiological research may require linkage of information from multiple organizations. This can bring two problems: (1) the information...
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The Black women first initiative: using implementation science to examine bundled interventions to improve care and treatment coordination for Black women with HIV
BackgroundBlack cisgender and transgender women are disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic compared to women of other racial and ethnic...
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Using an intersectionality lens to explore barriers and enablers to hepatitis C point-of-care testing: a qualitative study among people who inject drugs and service providers
BackgroundHepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a significant global health burden, particularly among people who inject drugs. Rapid point-of-care...
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The hospital-to-home care transition experience of home care clients: an exploratory study using patient journey map**
BackgroundCare transitions have a significant impact on patient health outcomes and care experience. However, there is limited research on how...
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HIV Care Outcomes Among Non-US-Born Persons with Diagnosed HIV Infection, 2019
Despite the improvements in HIV care outcomes in the United States (US), non-US-born persons continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV. We...
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Preferences for enhanced treatment options to address HIV care engagement among women living with HIV and perinatal depression in Malawi
BackgroundOption B + offers lifelong ART to pregnant or breastfeeding mothers, but postpartum loss to HIV care, partially driven by perinatal...
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Record linkage studies of drug-related deaths among adults who were released from prison to the community: a sco** review
BackgroundThere are public health concerns about an increased risk of mortality after release from prison. The objectives of this sco** review were...
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Measuring the quality of transitional care based on elderly patients’ experiences with the partners at care transitions measure: a cross-sectional survey
BackgroundThe quality of transitional care is closely related to the health outcomes of patients, and understanding the status of transitional care...
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Recommendations for collection and integration of community-based testing and linkage to care data into national surveillance, monitoring and evaluation systems for HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections: results from the INTEGRATE Joint Action
BackgroundNational testing strategy, including monitoring and evaluation, is critical in responding to HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and...
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Interventions to enhance newborn care in north-West Ethiopia: the experiences of health care professionals
BackgroundThe provision of optimal and quality services during labour, delivery and in the early neonatal period is highly required to accelerate the...
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Understanding health care pathways of patients with sepsis: protocol of a mixed-methods analysis of health care utilization, experiences, and needs of patients with and after sepsis
BackgroundSepsis is associated with about 20% of deaths worldwide. It often presents with non-specific initial symptoms, making its emergency...
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A mega-aggregation framework synthesis of the barriers and facilitators to linkage, adherence to ART and retention in care among people living with HIV
BackgroundPeople living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) struggle with the challenges of living with a chronic disease and integrating...
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Using Technology to Deliver Cardiovascular Care in African Countries
Purpose of ReviewThis review aims to explore the applications of digital technology in cardiovascular care across African countries. It highlights...
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Using measures of quality of care to assess equity in health care funding for primary care: analysis of Indonesian household data
BackgroundMany countries implementing pro-poor reforms to expand subsidized health care, especially for the poor, recognize that high-quality...
