{
  "id": 4918317,
  "title": "Effect of a person-centered care intervention on return and sustained reengagement after treatment interruptions from HIV care in Zambia: A post-hoc analysis of a stepped-wedged cluster randomized trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/effect-of-a-person-centered-care-intervention-on-return-and-sustained",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-01T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PLOS Medicine",
    "slug": "plos-medicine",
    "url": "https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1005052"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A multi-component person-centered care intervention (PCC) in HIV care clinics in Zambia, evaluated through a stepped-wedge, cluster randomized trial, was hypothesized to improve client return to care after treatment interruptions and sustained reengagement after return. Over 128,910 clients, equally divided between control and intervention groups, became 30 days late to scheduled visits, with 64.3% of participants being female and the median age being 38 years. The PCC intervention demonstrated a 4.6% crude risk difference and 1.16 adjusted hazard ratio in return to care after a treatment interruption at 12 months, as well as an 8.7% crude risk difference and 1.19 adjusted rate ratio in the proportion in care 12 months after a return. The effect sizes were consistent in multiple sensitivity analyses, suggesting that strategies targeting the caring aspects of healthcare worker behavior and client experience may reduce barriers to and address persistent challenges with reengagement in care.",
  "summary": "by Aaloke Mody, Kombatende Sikombe, Sandra Simbeza, Njekwa Mukamba, Laura K. Beres, Jake M. Pry, Anjali Sharma, Jacob Mutale, Alida Zulu Dube, Musunge Mulabe, Lloyd Mulenga, Suilanji Sivile, April Ratliff, Charles W. Goss, Charles B. Holmes, Carolyn Bolton Moore, Izukanji Sikazwe, Elvin H. Geng Background Poor client-provider interactions lead to reinforcing cycles of treatment interruptions…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}