Barriers and Facilitators for Implementing Shared Decision Making in Differentiated Antiretroviral Therapy Service in Northwest Ethiopia: Implications for Policy and Practice.

Unlabelled: Shared decision making (SDM) for patients enrolling in differentiated antiretroviral therapy (DART) is crucial. Empirical evidence is lacking regarding factors promoting or hindering SDM implementation in DART provision in Ethiopia. Hence, this study aimed to explore the barriers and facilitators to implementing SDM for patients enrolled in DART in Northwest Ethiopia.

Patients' Preferences for Antiretroviral Therapy Service in Northwest Ethiopia: A Discrete Choice Experiment.

Unlabelled: We aim to evaluate patients' preferences for antiretroviral therapy (ART) to enhance shared decision making in clinical practice in Northwest Ethiopia. A discrete choice experiment approach was used among adult patients from 36 randomly selected public health facilities from February 6, 2023, to March 29, 2023. A literature review, qualitative work, ranking and rating surveys, and expert consultation were used to identify the attributes.

Evaluating the costs of primary forest conservation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, implications for policy and practice.

Accurate cost information is needed to assess the trade-offs in land management choices for policy and markets to effectively scale forest conservation impact. Choice of valuation method can affect value estimates of the costs associated with forest conservation for heterogenous rural households in poorly functioning markets. We present empirical evidence on the divergence in measures between a market price and contingent valuation estimate for costs of local forest access restrictions from household surveys deploying quantitative valuation methods, conducted in two forest communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Development of attributes and attribute levels for a discrete choice experiment on patients' and providers' choice for antiretroviral therapy service in Northwest Ethiopia.

Background: Discrete choice experiments (DCEs) are used to assess the strength of preferences and value of interventions. However, researchers using this approach have been criticized for not conducting or publishing rigorous studies to select the required attributes and levels. Proper specification of attributes and their levels determines the validity of DCE.

Barriers and facilitators to the implementation and scale up of differentiated service delivery models for HIV treatment in Africa: a scoping review.

Background: In the face of health-system constraints, local policymakers and decision-makers face difficult choices about how to implement, expand and institutionalize antiretroviral therapy (ART) services. This scoping review aimed to describe the barriers and facilitators to the implementation and scale up of differentiated service delivery (DSD) models for HIV treatment in Africa.

Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Scopus, CINAHL, Global Health, Google, and Google Scholar databases were searched.

Patient experiences and preferences for antiretroviral therapy service provision: implications for differentiated service delivery in Northwest Ethiopia.

Background: Understanding the experiences, needs, preferences, and behaviors of people living with HIV (PLHIV) are critical to tailor HIV treatment. However, there is limited empirical evidence in Ethiopia on the views of PLHIV regarding their experiences with current antiretroviral therapy (ART) services and preferred models of HIV treatment. Hence, this study aimed to explore the patients' experiences of taking medications and preferences for ART service provision in Northwest Ethiopia.

Patients' preferences for antiretroviral therapy service provision: a systematic review.

Background: Achieving global targets of adherence to treatment, retention in care, and treatment success remains a challenge. Health system investment to make antiretroviral therapy services more responsive to patients' needs and values could address these impediments. Appropriate resource allocation to implement differentiated HIV treatment services demands research evidence.