Table 5 Definition of terms
| Â | Definition |
|---|---|
Intervention | HIV service delivery models for key populations in ta specific community setting |
Context | The existing setting (environment) into which the KP-CBART programme is introduced and the interaction with existing policies, procedures, attitudes, and beliefs and priorities |
Micro (individual-cogntive) | Individual and inter-personal related factors such as sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, etc |
Meso (relational-organisational) | The service delivery areas (i.e. ART centres, outreach venues, DIC) and the community in which the different service delivery points are situated |
Macro (societal) | The overall factors, for example, the state or national level i.e. hostile legal/policy environment for example 14Â years imprisonment for same-sex offense, harassment by police, stigma and discrimination |
Actors | Institutions or agencies, population groups and individuals who play a role in the KP-CBART such as medication adherence counselling, ART refill |
Mechanism | The underlying entities, processes, or structures which operate in particular contexts to generate outcomes of interest [32] The way in which a programme’s resources or opportunities interact with the reasoning of individuals and lead to changes in behaviour (‘response to resources’) [14] |
Outcome | A change that is caused or created by the KP-CBART programme |
Early outcome | The immediate effect of the KP-CBART |
Intermediate outcome | The indirect effect of the KP-CPART programme activities |
Long term outcomes | Changes at micro, meso or macro level in the the longer term as a result of the CBART intervention e.g. change in national HIV/AIDS guidelines |