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. 2020 Sep 1;8(3):e000393. doi: 10.1136/fmch-2020-000393

Table 1.

DSD models and their building blocks implemented across 7 EGPAF country programmes

Building block Multi-month refills (MMR) Weekend clinics School holiday clinics Child/teen clubs Family model of care Community-based models
Who Clinicians* Clinicians, lay workers, counsellors† Clinicians, lay workers, counsellors Clinicians, lay workers, counsellors Clinicians, lay workers, counsellors Clinicians, lay workers, counsellors
What Provision of ART refills Provision of comprehensive one-stop care, including clinical checks, ART refills. May be provided to groups or individuals Provision of comprehensive one-stop care, including clinical checks, ART refills. May be provided to groups or individuals Provision of comprehensive one-stop care, including clinical checks, ART refills. Provided to peer groups Provision of comprehensive one-stop care, including clinical checks, ART refills. Provided to family groups Provision of screening, refills, counselling, clinical checks
Where Facility†* Facility Facility Facility Facility Community, mobile clinic
When Every 2–3 months Weekends (frequency may follow refill or clinical check schedule and may be every 2–3 months when combined with MMR) Scheduled for every 2–3 months during school holidays Frequency may follow refill or clinical check schedule (may be every 2–3 months when combined with MMR) Frequency may follow refill or clinical check schedule (may be every 2–3 months when combined with MMR) Monthly

*Clinician can include physician, clinical officer, nurse and/or pharmacist.

†Lay worker/counsellor can include peer counsellors, mentors, expert clients.

‡Facility can include HIV clinic/hospital, primary health clinic, other clinic.

ART, antiretroviral therapy; DSD, differentiated service delivery; EGPAF, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation; MMR, multi-month refills.