A qualitative assessment of readiness to sustain Rapid Start ART in 14 publicly funded HIV clinics in the United States
Sites positioned to sustain RS-ART were able to secure funding for the necessary staff positions to effectively integrate it as standard of care. Future funding of HIV care programs must provide sufficient resources for all individuals to be offered RS-ART services to improve life expectancy, manage HIV as a chronic disease and prevent transmission to others. Given the dynamic nature of sustainability, future longitudinal studies are needed to evaluate RS-ART sustainability outcomes and its long-term effectiveness after it has been sustained.
Authors
- Susa Coffey
- Lori DeLorenzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0862-7954)
- Beth Bourdeau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7537-6350)
- Kimberly A. Koester (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0023-1127)
- Oliver Bacon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6159-8611)
- Andrés Maiorana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7456-6790)
- Janet Myers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4185-6650)
- Alicia Bolton
- Wayne Steward
- Greg Rebchook
Institutions
- San Francisco General Hospital (US)
- San Francisco AIDS Foundation (US)
- Human Resources Research Organization (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Implementation Science Communications
- Published
- 2026-01-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-026-00863-9
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00