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University of Heidelberg
The effectiveness of the Back-to-Care program
in Lilongwe, Malawi
Patterns of ART re-uptake
J. Lübbert, H. Tweya, T. Chaweza, J. Mwafilaso,
A. Jahn, P. Schnitzler, S. Phiri, F. Neuhann
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Background
• Located in Malawi‘s capital: Lilongwe
• Operates 2 day hospitals: Lighthouse Clinic
Martin Preuss Centre
• Since 2004: Free access to ART in the public sector
• Largest public sector ART provider in central region > 14,000 patients enrolled in ART Program in 2008-2009
• Established electronic data system (EDS) for routine collection of ART data
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Aim:
• Evaluation of an early active follow up strategy to improve retention in care
Objectives:
• Identification of ART re-uptake patterns among patients with or without intervention of the program
• Clarification of reasons for missed appointments (current ART status)
Aims & objectives
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Approach:
• Descriptive retrospective study
Study population - inclusion criteria:• Enrolled in ART Program
• January 2008 - December 2009
• Age >15 years
Approach & study population
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Outcomes
B2C team
EDS
Established: July 2006
Function: Identification and early active follow up of patients with missed appointments
Back-to-care program (B2C)
> 21 days after calculated last pill day
Attempt to contact defaulters
Conducting structured interview
Current ART status
Possible return to care
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Outcome: Reasons for missed appointments
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B2C: early active follow up
Defaulter
B2C program
Outcome
Return to clinic
1,732
Confirmed missed appointments*
1,137 (66%)
Contacted
595 (34%)
Not contacted
545
Discontinued ART
171
Continued ART
421
Dead ?
313 112
171425
37% 29% (p<0.01)vs.
2008/2009
* Excluding documented transfer outs
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Contact success & return dynamics
425 171
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Appointment given & return dynamics
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Gender and return
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• Patients contacted by the B2C program were more likely to return to the clinic
• The contact of the B2C program and scheduled appointments were associated with early return to the clinic
• Men were more likely to default, whilst women were more likely to return to the clinic.
• ART outcome information about:
▫ Reasons for missed appointments
▫ Mortality rates
▫ Patient shifting within the health system
Key observations
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The B2C program
• is a successful early active follow up initiative
• needs to improve contact information
• provides outcome information for future improvement based on informed decision making
Conclusions
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• Dr. Sam Phiri• Mr. Hannock Tweya and team• Mr. Thom Chaweza• B2C team• Staff (Lighthouse and Martin Preuss)• Prof. Paul Schnitzler• Dr. Florian Neuhann
Thank you very much for your attention!
Acknowledgements