Differentiated service delivery for HIV treatment models in Thailand: A cross-sectional assessment of real-world implementation and uptake.

Objectives: First, to describe the antiretroviral therapy (ART) delivery models available in Thailand to understand differentiated service delivery for further service system optimization and expansion of best practices; second, to determine the client characteristics associated with model uptake.

Methods: Across-sectional assessment using secondary data was conducted to describe ART models implemented as routine services at four public hospitals in three major provinces with a high-HIV burden in Thailand. From April to October 2020, ART clients were screened consecutively according to the inclusion criteria: Thai, aged ≥18 years, and on ART for ≥6 months.

Acceptability and retention of the key population-led HIV treatment service for men who have sex with men and transgender women living with HIV in Thailand.

Introduction: In Thailand, where the HIV epidemic is concentrated among key populations (KPs), particularly men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW), an HIV service delivery model tailored to KPs was piloted. This study evaluated the acceptability and retention of clients who accepted and declined the KP-led HIV treatment service.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using secondary data from three community-based organizations (CBOs) and three hospitals in Thailand.