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| Title |
Impact of Geographic and Transportation-Related Barriers on HIV Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review
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| Published in |
AIDS and Behavior, February 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10461-014-0729-8 |
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| Authors |
Alexander J. Lankowski, Mark J. Siedner, David R. Bangsberg, Alexander C. Tsai |
| Abstract |
Difficulty obtaining reliable transportation to clinic is frequently cited as a barrier to HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Numerous studies have sought to characterize the impact of geographic and transportation-related barriers on HIV outcomes in SSA, but to date there has been no systematic attempt to summarize these findings. In this systematic review, we summarized this body of literature. We searched for studies conducted in SSA examining the following outcomes in the HIV care continuum: (1) voluntary counseling and testing, (2) pre-antiretroviral therapy (ART) linkage to care, (3) loss to follow-up and mortality, and (4) ART adherence and/or viral suppression. We identified 34 studies containing 52 unique estimates of association between a geographic or transportation-related barrier and an HIV outcome. There was an inverse effect in 23 estimates (44 %), a null association in 26 (50 %), and a paradoxical beneficial impact in 3 (6 %). We conclude that geographic and transportation-related barriers are associated with poor outcomes across the continuum of HIV care. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| Canada | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 257 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Ethiopia | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 254 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 46 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 43 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 34 | 13% |
| Other | 15 | 6% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 15 | 6% |
| Other | 44 | 17% |
| Unknown | 60 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 70 | 27% |
| Social Sciences | 33 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 25 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 3% |
| Psychology | 8 | 3% |
| Other | 47 | 18% |
| Unknown | 66 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 February 2021.
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#4,005,584
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#567
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#39,321
of 227,247 outputs
Outputs of similar age from AIDS and Behavior
#5
of 57 outputs
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