Integrated access to care and treatment (I ACT) support groups for adolescents living with HIV in public healthcare facilities in South Africa
Feasibility and acceptability for scaling up
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19441297 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shamagonam James (0000-0003-4386-8064, University of the Witwatersrand, corresponding author), Catherine Martin (0000-0003-4525-3098, University of the Witwatersrand), Catherine E Martin (0000-0002-8177-1944, University of the Witwatersrand), Bafentse Moalusi (University of the Witwatersrand), Moira Beery (University of the Witwatersrand), Shenaaz Pahad (University of the Witwatersrand), John Imrie (0000-0002-7354-6974, University of the Witwatersrand) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1107-1113 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AIDS Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09540121.2018.1478384 |
| PMID | 29783848 |
| OpenAlex | W2804549087 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 8 |
Integrated Access to Care and Treatment (I ACT) for adolescents is an educational support group initiative conducted monthly by trained healthcare providers (counsellors/health promoters). It follows a defined educational curriculum of six topics including, HIV/AIDS, disclosure, sexual and reproductive and mental health. Qualitative assessments, conducted midway of I ACT implementation at four primary healthcare facilities in North West province, South Africa, aimed to explore the perceptions of healthcare providers and the experiences of adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV). Face-to-face interviews were conducted with healthcare providers (n = 4), Facility Managers (n = 4) and ALHIV 15-19 years (n = 15). Interviews were recorded, transcribed, translated, verified and a content analysis performed. ALHIV reported the benefit and educational value of I ACT support groups. Healthcare providers shared their experience with initiating the groups and Facility Managers highlighted implementation challenges. In this study I ACT for adolescents supported ALHIV needs and promoted engagement with healthcare providers and peers. Sustaining I ACT for adolescents will require additional health system strengthening like provision of human and material resources
Curriculum · Family medicine · Health care · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Qualitative research · Sociology · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare · Child and Adolescent Health · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |