Journal of Women's Health Care
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Department of Public Health (MPH), UNICAF University, Larnaca,, Cyprus

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• Research Article   
  Assessing the Quality of HIV Care in Health Care Facilities in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: Compliance with National Guidelines
  Author(s): Rams Mpale* and Bilal Selman
  
  Context: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has more than 400,000 people living with HIV on antiretroviral treatment (ART). This burden of patients on ART on a health system with limited resources and resilience has an impact on the quality of HIV care delivery. The general objective of this study is to assess the quality of care for people living with HIV in health care facilities in Kinshasa, and specifically to measure the level of compliance of HIV care provision with national guidelines. Methodology: This is a retrospective, quantitative cohort study using secondary data collected from March 4 to 12, 2024 in three health care establishments (ESS) offering HIV care services in Kinshasa. The study used as a framework a single object of care evaluation, the “procedures”, among the three of the Avedis Donabedian model, that is to say “structures &ndash.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2167-0420.24.13. 725

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