Open AccessUniversal HIV Testing and Treatment (UTT) Integrated with Chronic Disease Screening and Treatment: the SEARCH study
Author(s) -
Gabriel Chamie,
Matthew D Hickey,
Dalsone Kwarisiima,
James Ayieko,
Moses R. Kamya,
Diane V. Havlir
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current hiv/aids reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.135
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1548-3576
pISSN - 1548-3568
DOI - 10.1007/s11904-020-00500-7
Subject(s) - medicine , disease , population , chronic disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , intervention (counseling) , diabetes mellitus , disease control , intensive care medicine , family medicine , environmental health , psychiatry , endocrinology
The growing burden of untreated chronic disease among persons with HIV (PWH) threatens to reverse heath gains from ART expansion. Universal test and treat (UTT)'s population-based approach provides opportunity to jointly identify and treat HIV and other chronic diseases. This review's purpose is to describe SEARCH UTT study's integrated disease strategy and related approaches in Sub-Saharan Africa.