Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

INTRODUCTION:Bottlenecks still exist during human immunodeficiency virus care that may delay the achievement of better outcomes. METHODS:We established a monitoring system to trace patients throughout the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome care process in Juiz de Fora, B...

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Published inRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 229 - 234
Main Authors Almeida, Meire Cavalieri de, Araújo, Fernanda Friggi, Ortega-Jacome, Guillermo Patricio, Tuboi, Suely Hiromi, Fernandes, Guilherme Côrtes
Format Journal Article
LanguagePortuguese
Published 01.03.2017
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Summary:INTRODUCTION:Bottlenecks still exist during human immunodeficiency virus care that may delay the achievement of better outcomes. METHODS:We established a monitoring system to trace patients throughout the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome care process in Juiz de Fora, Brazil, to identify potential bottlenecks. RESULTS:Among 250 patients, 17.6% abandoned follow-up. Our monitoring system tracked 86.4% of patients through the medication logistics control system and 2.3% through the mortality information system. Two percent of patients were not located by our monitoring system. CONCLUSIONS:A pathway care process contributes to a better understanding of the barriers to the treatment cascade.
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ISSN:1678-9849
DOI:10.1590/0037-8682-0286-2016