Table 4.
Policy landscape of DSD models for children
| Multi-month ARV refill | Weekend clinics | School holiday clinics | Child/teen clubs | Family model of care | Community-based models | |
| Eswatini10 | Yes 10–19 years if meet criteria for stability |
Yes 10–19 years old |
Yes 0–19 years and caregivers |
Yes | ||
| Kenya11 | Yes 10–19 years if meet criteria for stability |
Yes | Yes 10–19 years if meet criteria for stability |
Yes 0–10 years and their caregivers if meet criteria for stability |
Yes All ages if meet criteria for stability |
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| Lesotho12 | Yes If meet criteria for stability (age eligibility not defined) |
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| Malawi13 | Yes Virologically suppressed patients >2 years |
Yes | ||||
| Mozambique14 | Yes For patients >2 years of age if meet criteria for stability |
Yes | Yes | Yes (adolescents >15 years meeting criteria for stability, with specific groups for 15–19 encouraged) | ||
| Tanzania15 | Yes 3-month refills for patients >5 years of age if meeting criteria for stability |
Yes Extended clinic hours beyond school times |
Yes Adolescents 10–19 years |
Yes 0–10 years and their caregivers |
Yes C&T outreach ART refills for all clients |
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| Uganda16 17 | Yes For patients >2 years of age if meeting criteria for stability |
Yes | Yes | Yes Target population adolescents 10–19 years |
Yes |
ART, antiretroviral therapy; ARV, antiretroviral; C&T, counselling and testing; DSD, differentiated service delivery.