An Integrated Reporting Tool for Management of Hiv And Non-communicable Diseases for Primary Health Care Facilities in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Abstract

Introduction: Reporting of a health programme such as integrated management of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) is essential for programme evaluation to improve patient clinical outcomes. It is a criterion that all services that are provided in primary health care facilities and hospitals are monitored, evaluated and reported according to the approved reporting tools and approved health indicators. Aim: This study aimed to develop a reporting tool to report the implementation of integrated management of HIV and NCDs in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Methodology: The South African National Indicators Data Sets (NIDS) were adopted and used to develop the integrated management of HIV and NCDs reporting tool. A Delphi technique was used to validate the developed reporting tool. Eight (8) HIV and NCDs programme experts participated in the review process to establish the validity of the developed tool. Results: Eight integrated HIV and NCDs data elements reporting tool were developed and reviewed by eight (8) programme experts. The tool was found to be relevant and useful and likely to be adopted by Limpopo province for implementation. Conclusion: This was the first integrated HIV and NCDs reporting tool to be developed for Nurse Initiated Management of Antiretroviral Therapy (NIMART) Nurses in Limpopo Province to serve as a basic reporting tool to improve the integrated management of HIV and NCDs including patient outcomes.