‘Task shifting’ in an antiretroviral clinic in Malawi: can health surveillance assistants manage patients safely?

Malawi has a critical shortage of clinicians and nurses. This study evaluated whether health surveillance assistants (HSAs) could provide antiretroviral therapy (ART) efficiently and safely for stable patients. HSAs could identify patients with previously established criteria requiring clinical mana...

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Published in:Public Health Action
Main Authors: Tweya, H., Feldacker, C., Ben-Smith, A., Weigel, R., Boxshall, M., Phiri, S., Jahn, A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4463055/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26392980
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5588/pha.12.0018
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