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The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of 3- vs. 6-monthly dispensing of antiretroviral treatment (ART) for stable HIV patients in community ART-refill groups in Zimbabwe: study protocol for a pragmatic, cluster-randomized trial

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2469-y

Published Online: 2018-01-29

Published Print: 2018-12

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Authors

Fatti, Geoffrey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6467-662X
Ngorima-Mabhena, Nicoletta

Chirowa, Frank

Chirwa, Benson

Takarinda, Kudakwashe

Tafuma, Taurayi A.

Mahachi, Nyikadzino

Chikodzore, Rudo

Nyadundu, Simon

Ajayi, Charles A.

Mutasa-Apollo, Tsitsi

Mugurungi, Owen

Mothibi, Eula

Hoffman, Risa M.

Grimwood, Ashraf
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief/ US Agency for International Development (AID-OAA-A-15-00070)
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Article History

Received: 19 September 2017

Accepted: 14 January 2018

First Online: 29 January 2018

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: This study has received ethical approval from the Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe, reference number MRCZ/A/2168. All participants will provide written informed consent prior to participation. The informed consent forms were also approved by the Ethics Committee under the same reference number. Any relevant amendments to the protocol will be communicated to the study investigators, study participants and the trial registry.

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