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. 2023 May 19:15:235-246.
doi: 10.2147/HIV.S403510. eCollection 2023.

Health Care Needs Among People Living with HIV: The Implication of Continuum of Care

Kusman Ibrahim  1 , Laili Rahayuwati  2 , Yusshy Kurnia Herliani  1 , Iqbal Pramukti  2
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Health Care Needs Among People Living with HIV: The Implication of Continuum of Care

Kusman Ibrahim et al. HIV AIDS (Auckl). .

Abstract

Background: Human immunodeficiency virus remains a major public health problem in Indonesia. People living with HIV (PLWH) have various health problems as result from disease progression that impacts their health care needs. This study aims to explore health care needs and to test the factors associated with health care needs among people living with HIV.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study design was undertaken with 243 respondents completing a self-reported HIV-Health Care Need Questionnaire. Participants were recruited using the purposive sampling technique from six HIV clinics in West Java, Indonesia. The data were analyzed using descriptive and multiple logistic regression statistical techniques.

Results: The majority of the subjects were diagnosed within less than 5 years and have been receiving antiretroviral therapy. Nursing care was indicated as the most needed, offered, and received care. Emergency financial assistance, legal services, insurance premiums, and nutritional intervention were perceived as gaps between needed and received. Characteristics such as age, educational background, having HIV manager, and income were significantly correlated to nutritional care (p< 0.05). Nutritional care was increased by 3.96% if PLWH having HIV manager (CI: 1.17-13.38, p< 0.05).

Conclusion: Addressing the gap between health care needs and health offered was important to ensure that care was received appropriately. Continuing assessment of health care needs can provide direction to deliver appropriate care and ensure a comprehensive continuum of care for PLWH.

Keywords: HIV testing; continuity of patient care; continuum of care; health services; needs.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest in this study.

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