An assessment of quality assurance in HIV and AIDS-related services in Chivuna rural health facility of Southern Zambia.
| dc.contributor.author | Machacha, Eliphas.C. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-12-13T10:13:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-12-13T10:13:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description | Article | en |
| dc.description.abstract | With many countries experiencing high prevalence rates of HIV scaling up ART, it is vital to assess quality assurance in health facilities accredited to pro- vide these HIV and AIDS-related services. Reviewed literature indicates that there are limited studies in Zambia on the capacity of accredited health care facilities to provide effective HIV/AIDS related services. Using data from a large ethnographic qualitative study in a resource poor rural setting in Zam- bia, this paper assesses quality assurance in health facilities to providing HIV/AIDS services in a remote rural setting. Findings show that although HIV and AIDS related services were available at the remote rural health facil- ity of Chivuna, the services provided did not meet the WHO minimum guide- lines/standards on the provision of such services. Therefore, there is need for such facilities to be adequately equipped in all the departments of ART deli- very so as to ensure effective delivery of these services and universal access. Keywords Zambia, HIV and AIDS, WHO Guidelines, Capacity of Health Facilities | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | ISSN Online: 2160-8822 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/8325 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Scientific Research Publishing | en |
| dc.subject | HIV/AIDS--Treatment--ART( antiretroviral therapy) | en |
| dc.title | An assessment of quality assurance in HIV and AIDS-related services in Chivuna rural health facility of Southern Zambia. | |
| dc.type | Article | en |