Publications by authors named "Sue Candy"
Purpose: South Africa's National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) National HIV Cohort was established in 2015 to facilitate monitoring, evaluation and research on South Africa's National HIV Treatment Programme. In South Africa, 84.8% of people living with HIV know their HIV status; 70.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Changes to the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) funding have led to closures of non-governmental HIV clinics with patient transfers to government-funded clinics.
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- The study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of the South African National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) corporate data warehouse by using a unique method to cross-match patient data.
- Researchers analyzed records of adults on antiretroviral therapy from an HIV clinic in Durban, successfully matching 83.9% of patient data with the NHLS CDW.
- The findings indicate that the NHLS CDW is largely accurate, with only a small fraction of matches deemed incorrect, highlighting the importance of comprehensive national health data for assessing the effectiveness of HIV care in South Africa.
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) incidence in South Africa is among the highest globally. Initial loss to follow-up (ILFU), defined as not starting on TB treatment within 28 days of testing positive, is undermining control efforts. We assessed the feasibility, acceptability, and potential of a mHealth application to reduce ILFU.
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