Task-sharing with lay counsellors to deliver a stepped care intervention to improve depression, antiretroviral therapy adherence and viral suppression in people living with HIV: a study protocol for the TENDAI randomised controlled trial

Introduction Non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the main cause of viral non-suppression and its risk is increased by depression. In countries with high burden of HIV, there is a lack of trained professionals to deliver depression treatments. This paper describes the protocol for a 2-ar...

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Main Authors: Kimberley Goldsmith, Barbara M Barrett, Dixon Chibanda, Melanie Abas, Conall O’Cleirigh, Walter Mangezi, Primrose Nyamayaro, Rebecca Jopling, Tarisai Bere, Samantha M McKetchnie, Calvin Fitch, Emily Saruchera, Thabani Muronzie, Denford Gudyanga, James Hakim, Steven A Safren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-12-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/12/e057844.full