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. 2021 Apr 24;11(4):e047443. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047443

Table 1.

Current differentiated care delivery model in Rwanda

Standard of care Differentiated service delivery
Unstable Stable A Stable B
Patient
  • Patients on ART for <12 months.

  • Severe mental health disorder.

  • Pregnant or lactating.

  • On ART but not virally suppressed.

  • Patients on third-line ART.

  • Children <2 years old.

  • Adults on first-line and second-line ART with two consecutive suppressed viral loads.

  • Children ≥2 years.

  • Adolescents.

  • Key populations.

  • Coinfected with TB or hepatitis.

Provider Clinical nurse
Service location Health centre
Frequency of clinical visits Every 3 months Every 6 months Every 3 months
Frequency of ART pick-up Monthly Every 3 months Every 3 months

ART, antiretroviral therapy; TB, tuberculosis.