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标题：PERCEPTION OF PATIENTS ON ART ABOUT THE SERVICES AVAILED AT LINK ART CENTERS IN SELECTED STATES OF INDIA
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作者：Ruchi Sogarwal ; S K Shkula ; D Bachani 等
期刊名称：Indian Journal of Community Health
印刷版ISSN：2248-9509
出版年度：2012
卷号：24
期号：2
页码：140-147
语种：English
出版社：Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Chapter
摘要：Objectives: The present study was attempted to assess the perception of patients on ART about the services availed at Link ART Centers (LAC) in selected states of India. Methods: A total of 354 PLHAs were selected from 20 systematic randomly selected LACs from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Results: Study reveals that majority (97%) of the patients seeking services from LACs made regular visits to the center. It was found that 57 percent of the patients had spent less than 100 rupees during the last visit. More than 95 percent of the clients reported waiting time less than 30 minutes for availing counseling and collection of drugs at LACs. The mean±SD score of patient’s level of satisfaction with the services availed at LACs is 4.7±0.5. Conclusions: Study concludes that while majority of the patients were satisfied with the services at LACs, there is need of strengthening the existing ‘package’ of services in these centers and expand the network across the country.
关键词：Antiretroviral therapy, HIV/AIDS, Link ART Centres, India