Title
Implementation of “Treat-all” at adult HIV care and treatment sites in the Global IeDEA Consortium: results from the Site Assessment Survey
Date Issued
01 July 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Brazier E.
Maruri F.
Duda S.N.
Tymejczyk O.
Wester C.W.
Somi G.
Ross J.
Freeman A.
Cornell M.
Poda A.
Musick B.S.
Zhang F.
Althoff K.N.
Mugglin C.
Kimmel A.D.
Yotebieng M.
Nash D.
Karminia A.
Sohn A.H.
Allen D.
Bloch M.
Boyd S.
Brown K.
Costa J.
Donohue W.
Gunathilake M.
Hoy J.
MacRae K.
Moore R.D.
Roth N.
Rowling D.
Silvers J.
Smith D.J.
Sowden D.
Templeton D.
Varma R.
Woolley I.
Youds D.
Chhay Meng S.
Vannary B.
Chan Y.T.
Lam W.
Lee M.P.
Ning H.
Pansy Y.P.C.
Kumarasamy N.
Pujari S.
Kurniati N.
Merati T.P.
Muktiarti D.
Parwata W.S.
Ratni M.
Sukmawati N.M.D.D.
Vedaswari D.S.P.D.
Wati K.D.K.
Yunihastuty E.
Tanuma J.
Mills G.
Raymond N.
Ditangco R.
Papa O.S.
Oon Tek N.
Ah-neez
Azwa R.
Dato
Daud F.
Juin W.K.
Kamarulzaman A.B.
Khairulddin N.
Li C.M.
Moy F.S.
Shah R.I.
Shyan W.P.
Sim B.
Thahira J.M.
Tuang K.M.
Yusoff N.
Choi J.Y.
Chan Y.J.
Huang C.S.
Wing-Wai W.
Avihingsanon A.
Chokephaibulkit K.
Hansudewechakul R.
Khumcha B.
Khusuwan S.
Kiertiburanakul S.
Lumbiganon P.
Maleesatharn A.
Praparattanapan J.
Puthanakit T.
Sricharoenchai S.
Sudjaritruk T.
Watanaporn S.
Thien An V.
Cuong D.D.
Hằng B.T.
Huy B.V.ũ.
Quy D.T.
Van L.N.
Publisher(s)
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Abstract
Introduction: Since 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that all people living with HIV (PLHIV) initiate antiretroviral treatment (ART), irrespective of CD4+ count or clinical stage. National adoption of universal treatment has accelerated since WHO's 2015 “Treat All” recommendation; however, little is known about the translation of this guidance into practice. This study aimed to assess the status of Treat All implementation across regions, countries, and levels of the health care delivery system. Methods: Between June and December 2017, 201/221 (91%) adult HIV treatment sites that participate in the global IeDEA research consortium completed a survey on capacity and practices related to HIV care. Located in 41 countries across seven geographic regions, sites provided information on the status and timing of site-level introduction of Treat All, as well as site-level practices related to ART initiation. Results: Almost all sites (93%) reported that they had begun implementing Treat All, and there were no statistically significant differences in site-level Treat All introduction by health facility type, urban/rural location, sector (public/private) or country income level. The median time between national policy adoption and site-level introduction was one month. In countries where Treat All was not yet adopted in national guidelines, 69% of sites reported initiating all patients on ART, regardless of clinical criteria, and these sites had been implementing Treat All for a median period of seven months at the time of the survey. The majority of sites (77%) reported typically initiating patients on ART within 14 days of confirming diagnosis, with 60% to 62% of sites implementing Treat All in East, Southern and West Africa reporting same-day ART initiation for most patients. Conclusions: By mid- to late-2017, the Treat All strategy was the standard of care at almost all IeDEA sites, including rural, primary-level health facilities in low-resource settings. While further assessments of site-level capacity to provide high-quality HIV care under Treat All and to support sustained viral suppression after ART initiation are needed, the widespread introduction of Treat All at the service delivery level is a critical step towards global targets for ending the HIV epidemic as a public health threat.
Volume
22
Issue
7
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Epidemiología Salud pública, Salud ambiental
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85068832617
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of the International AIDS Society
ISSN of the container
17582652
Sponsor(s)
The International Epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) is supported by the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse: Asia-Pacific, U01AI069907; CCASAnet, U01AI069923; Central Africa, U01AI096299; East Africa, U01AI069911; NA-ACCORD, U01AI069918; Southern Africa, U01AI069924; West Africa, U01AI069919. This work is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of any of the institutions mentioned above. The authors thank Annette H. Sohn and Mary-Ann Davies for their comments on this manuscript, as well as IeDEA investigators, clinicians and data managers (see Appendix) who distributed and completed the IeDEA Site Assessment, making this analysis possible. The authors also thank the members of the IeDEA Site Assessment Working Group who provided feedback on the survey questionnaire. The International Epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) is supported by the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse: Asia-Pacific, U01AI069907; CCASAnet, U01AI069923; Central Africa, U01AI096299; East Africa, U01AI069911; NA-ACCORD, U01AI069918; Southern Africa, U01AI069924; West Africa, U01AI069919. This work is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of any of the institutions mentioned above.
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