Authors: Pascal Geldsetzer, Alexander Sauer, Joel M Francis, Eric Mboggo, Sharon Lwezaula, David Sando, Wafaie Fawzi, Nzovu Ulenga, Till Bärnighausen
Community health workers (CHW) leading the delivery of HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) could increase the number of people receiving this treatment and alleviate the burden on healthcare facilities. Based in Dar es Salaam, this cross-sectional study aimed to determine patients’ willingness to pay (WTP) for CHW-led ART community delivery. The authors found that while the funds that could be raised from patients for ART community delivery are considerable, they would only cover a minority of the costs of implementing such a program. These results provide important willingness-to-pay data for an HIV care model that could both decongest healthcare facilities and improve antiretroviral therapy (ART) care retention.
Link: Willingness to pay for community delivery of antiretroviral treatment in urban Tanzania: a cross-sectional survey
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Resource Topic: Antiretroviral Therapy (ART), Community, Community Health Workers/Volunteers, HIV and AIDS, Tanzania
Resource Type: Research
Year: 2020
Region: Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Country: Tanzania
Publisher May Restrict Access: No