Investigation on Task Shifting of HIV/AIDS Follow-Up Management Workers in New Launched Areas, China

Rong Liu, Ling Huang, Qing Yang, Qiang Hu, Qing Huang, Xiaoqing Jiang, Hui Zhu, Fei Xie, Xiaotong Wen, Xiaojun Liu, Zhaokang Yuan and Yuanan Lu
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Rong Liu: Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
Ling Huang: Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
Qing Yang: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang 330000, China
Qiang Hu: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang 330000, China
Qing Huang: Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
Xiaoqing Jiang: Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
Hui Zhu: Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
Fei Xie: Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
Xiaotong Wen: Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
Xiaojun Liu: Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan 430071, China
Zhaokang Yuan: Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
Yuanan Lu: Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China

IJERPH, 2018, vol. 15, issue 10, 1-9

Abstract: Background : This study aimed to understand attitudes of HIV/AIDS follow-up workers regarding task shifting, reveal the current conditions of this implementation, as well as to find out any challenges of early-stage implementation. Methods : Taking Jiangxi Province as an example, a cross-sectional survey with 102 health professionals in CDCs (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and 92 health care providers in primary health institutions was conducted from November 2016 to January 2017. This survey includes the demographic backgrounds of participants, their attitudes towards task shifting, and the main difficulties faced in their work, etc. Results : 60.8% of professionals and 77.2% of providers hold positive attitudes towards task shifting. Both health professionals and providers express their concerns about unclear and undefined funds distribution and lack of confidentiality of PLWHA (people living with HIV) in local primary health institutions. Conclusions : The majority of health workers hold positive attitudes towards task shifting. It also highlights some negative reactions in implementation, and reveals the main difficulties that constitute barriers to follow-up. Findings from this study may provide evidence for enhancing future implementation of task shifting.

Keywords: HIV/AIDS; task shifting; workers; attitudes; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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