Using local data and implementation science theories WHO-PEN will be adapted for Zambia, and TASKPEN developed to focus on addressing challenges faced by persons living with HIV (PLHIV) who have cardio-metabolic complications related to HIV or its treatment (e.g. hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidaemia). TASKPEN aims to improve detection and management of these complications.~Formative research activities for objective 1 include focus group discussions (FGDs), surveys and interviews with key stakeholders, which will include in-depth interviews (IDIs) with patients.~Objective 2 launches the TASKPEN pilot and fully task-shifts the TASKPEN package to non-physician healthcare workers (NPHWs) and integrates it within the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) -supported HIV service delivery platform. A mix of IDIs, FGDs, key informant interviews, and patient and implementation surveys with implementation actors to evaluate feasibility, acceptability, and other implementation outcomes
This mixed-methods formative research study aims to adapt the WHO Package of Essential Noncommunicable Disease Interventions (WHO-PEN) approach for the Zambian public health system, and pilot test an adapted, streamlined, and task-shifted package of integrated HIV Noncommunicable Disease (NCD) services, collectively called TASKPEN.