Trends in loss to follow-up among migrant workers on antiretroviral therapy in a community cohort in Lesotho.
BACKGROUND: The provision of antiretroviral therapy (ART) to migrant populations raises particular challenges with respect to ensuring adequate treatment support, adherence, and retention in care. We assessed rates of loss to follow-up for migrant workers compared with non-migrant workers in a routi...
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doaj-669473185f9e4e49a34c75a36b8493be2020-11-25T01:42:37ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032010-01-01510e1319810.1371/journal.pone.0013198Trends in loss to follow-up among migrant workers on antiretroviral therapy in a community cohort in Lesotho.Helen BygraveKatharina KranzerKatherine HilderbrandJonathan WhittallGuillaume JouquetEric GoemaereNathalie VlahakisLaura TriviñoLipontso MakakoleNathan FordBACKGROUND: The provision of antiretroviral therapy (ART) to migrant populations raises particular challenges with respect to ensuring adequate treatment support, adherence, and retention in care. We assessed rates of loss to follow-up for migrant workers compared with non-migrant workers in a routine treatment programme in Morjia, Lesotho. DESIGN: All adult patients (≥18 years) initiating ART between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2008, and followed up until the end of 2009, were included in the study. We described rates of loss to follow-up according to migrant status by Kaplan-Meier estimates, and used Poisson regression to model associations between migrant status and loss to follow-up controlling for potential confounders identified a priori. RESULTS: Our cohort comprised 1185 people, among whom 12% (148) were migrant workers. Among the migrant workers, median age was 36.1 (29.6-45.9) and the majority (55%) were male. We found no statistically significant differences between baseline characteristics and migrant status. Rates of lost to follow up were similar between migrants and non-migrants in the first 3 months but differences increased thereafter. Between 3 and 6 months after initiating antiretroviral therapy, migrants had a 2.78-fold increased rate of defaulting (95%CI 1.15-6.73); between 6 and 12 months the rate was 2.36 times greater (95%CI 1.18-4.73), whereas after 1 year the rate was 6.69 times greater (95%CI 3.18-14.09). CONCLUSIONS: Our study highlights the need for programme implementers to take into account the specific challenges that may influence continuity of antiretroviral treatment and care for migrant populations.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2951905?pdf=render |
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Helen Bygrave Katharina Kranzer Katherine Hilderbrand Jonathan Whittall Guillaume Jouquet Eric Goemaere Nathalie Vlahakis Laura Triviño Lipontso Makakole Nathan Ford Trends in loss to follow-up among migrant workers on antiretroviral therapy in a community cohort in Lesotho. PLoS ONE |
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Trends in loss to follow-up among migrant workers on antiretroviral therapy in a community cohort in Lesotho. |
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Trends in loss to follow-up among migrant workers on antiretroviral therapy in a community cohort in Lesotho. |
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Trends in loss to follow-up among migrant workers on antiretroviral therapy in a community cohort in Lesotho. |
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Trends in loss to follow-up among migrant workers on antiretroviral therapy in a community cohort in Lesotho. |
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Trends in loss to follow-up among migrant workers on antiretroviral therapy in a community cohort in Lesotho. |
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trends in loss to follow-up among migrant workers on antiretroviral therapy in a community cohort in lesotho. |
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BACKGROUND: The provision of antiretroviral therapy (ART) to migrant populations raises particular challenges with respect to ensuring adequate treatment support, adherence, and retention in care. We assessed rates of loss to follow-up for migrant workers compared with non-migrant workers in a routine treatment programme in Morjia, Lesotho. DESIGN: All adult patients (≥18 years) initiating ART between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2008, and followed up until the end of 2009, were included in the study. We described rates of loss to follow-up according to migrant status by Kaplan-Meier estimates, and used Poisson regression to model associations between migrant status and loss to follow-up controlling for potential confounders identified a priori. RESULTS: Our cohort comprised 1185 people, among whom 12% (148) were migrant workers. Among the migrant workers, median age was 36.1 (29.6-45.9) and the majority (55%) were male. We found no statistically significant differences between baseline characteristics and migrant status. Rates of lost to follow up were similar between migrants and non-migrants in the first 3 months but differences increased thereafter. Between 3 and 6 months after initiating antiretroviral therapy, migrants had a 2.78-fold increased rate of defaulting (95%CI 1.15-6.73); between 6 and 12 months the rate was 2.36 times greater (95%CI 1.18-4.73), whereas after 1 year the rate was 6.69 times greater (95%CI 3.18-14.09). CONCLUSIONS: Our study highlights the need for programme implementers to take into account the specific challenges that may influence continuity of antiretroviral treatment and care for migrant populations. |
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