Continuous quality improvement (CQI) Institutionalization to reach 95:95:95 HIV targets: a multicountry experience from the Global South

BMC Health Services Research

Peter Memiah¹  Josephine Tlale²  Sarah Nzyoka³  Violet Makokha³  Adesina Tina⁴  Jackson Sebeza⁵  Patience Komba⁶  Mope Shimabale⁷ 

[1] Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine;Institute of Human Virology, Center for International Health, Education, and Biosecurity (CIHEB), University of Maryland School of Medicine in Botswana;Institute of Human Virology, Center for International Health, Education, and Biosecurity (CIHEB), University of Maryland School of Medicine in Kenya;Institute of Human Virology, Center for International Health, Education, and Biosecurity (CIHEB), University of Maryland School of Medicine in Nigeria;Institute of Human Virology, Center for International Health, Education, and Biosecurity (CIHEB), University of Maryland School of Medicine in Rwanda;Institute of Human Virology, Center for International Health, Education, and Biosecurity (CIHEB), University of Maryland School of Medicine in Tanzania;Institute of Human Virology, Center for International Health, Education, and Biosecurity (CIHEB), University of Maryland School of Medicine in Zambia;

关键词: Quality Improvement;    HIV;    Health Systems;    Sustainability;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12913-021-06731-7

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background Scaling up continuous quality improvement (CQI) processes could be key in achieving the 95:95:95 cascade and global HIV targets. This paper describes the experiences and outcomes related to implementing CQI processes to help reach these targets, with particular focus on clinical and programmatic settings in 6 countries from the global south. Methods The HIV program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) implemented an adapted CQI model in Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Zambia, Nigeria and Rwanda that included the following steps: (1) analysing the problem to identify goals and objectives for improvement; (2) developing individual changes or ‘change packages’, (3) developing a monitoring system to measure improvements; and (4) implementing and measuring changes through continuous ‘plan-do-study-act’ (PDSA) cycles. We describe country-level experiences related to implementing this adaptive design, a collaborative learning and scale-up/sustainability model that addresses the 95:95:95 global HIV targets via a CQI learning network, and mechanisms for fostering communication and the sharing of ideas and results; we describe trends both before and after model implementation. Results Our selected country-level experiences based on implementing our CQI approach resulted in an increased partner testing acceptance rate from 21.7 to 48.2 % in Rwanda, which resulted in an increase in the HIV testing yield from 2.1 to 6.3 %. In Botswana, the overall linkage to treatment improved from 63 to 94 %, while in Kenya, the viral load testing uptake among paediatric and adolescent patients improved from 65 to 96 %, and the viral load suppression improved from 53 to 88 %. Conclusions Adopting CQI processes is a useful approach for accelerating progress towards the attainment of the global 95:95:95 HIV targets. This paper also highlights the value of institutionalizing CQI processes and building the capacity of Ministry of Health (MoH) personnel in sub-Saharan Africa for the effective quality improvement of HIV programs and subsequent sustainability efforts.

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