Article

Experiences in the implementation of provider-initiated counselling and testing and linkage to HIV services at urban public sector health facilities in KwaZulu-Natal

Published in: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 30 , issue 3 , 2015 , pages: 77–81

DOI: 10.1080/23120053.2015.1074433

Author(s): Rogerio Phili Department of Public Health Medicine, South Africa , Quarraisha Abdool Karim Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa , Boikhutso Tlou Department of Public Health Medicine, South Africa

Keywords: HIV , outcomes , prevention , provider-initiated counselling and testing , South Africa , VCT

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Abstract

Background: A provider-initiated counselling and testing (PICT) strategy replaced the voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) strategy with respect to the provision of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counselling and testing (HCT) in KwaZulu-Natal province with the aim of increasing the uptake of HIV services. VCT depended on clients requesting HCT, whereas HCT is routinely offered to all persons utilising health facilities, regardless of the reason for the visit with the provision of PICT. This study reports on the feasibility and early outcomes of using the PICT strategy in KwaZulu-Natal.

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