Table 5 Project SOAR Short-term outcomes (weeks- months
Name of study | Key Finding | Research utilization outcome |
|---|---|---|
Tanzania FSW-ART [25] | Community-based ART distribution can lead to higher ART initiation rates with continued ART use and better adherence after six months | The Tanzania Ministry of Health changed the national policy and issued a circular authorizing community-based ART initiation to key and vulnerable Populations |
Senegal TnS [26] | HIV self-testing (Senegal TnS) is feasible | National AIDS program included HIV self-testing in the national HIV test and start strategy |
Eswatini FAMCARE [27] | 43.1% of children on ART were receiving a suboptimal Nevirapine-based regimen | The Eswatini Ministry of Health changed the policy and issued a facility memo to transition children and adolescents on Nevirapine-based regimens to better regimens (either Lopinavir/ritonavir-based or Efavirenz-based) |
Eswatini PrEP modelling [28] Uganda PrEP modelling [29] | Modeling projected cost-effectiveness and impact of PrEP in various target populations | The Eswatini and Uganda Ministries of Health modified their choice of national priority target populations for PrEP in line with recommendations from the modelling |