Exploring adaptations and successful implementation of Traditional Healers as adherence partners for people living with HIV in rural Mozambique: A qualitative assessment
Abstract:BackgroundImplementing evidence-based interventions to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is essential to controlling the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Evidence-based community health worker interventions address barriers to medication retention by shifting the task from overburdened health facilities and emphasizing a more patient-centered approach in a comfortable location.MethodsWe employed traditional healers to implement an evidence-based community health worker program for people liv… Show more
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