Universal definition of loss to follow-up in HIV treatment programs: a statistical analysis of 111 facilities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Universal definition of loss to follow-up in HIV treatment programs: a statistical analysis of 111 facilities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

<h4>Background</h4>Although patient attrition is recognized as a threat to the long-term success of antiretroviral therapy programs worldwide, there is no universal definition for classifying patients as lost to follow-up (LTFU). We analyzed data from health facilities across Africa, Asi...

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Main Authors: Benjamin H Chi, Constantin T Yiannoutsos, Andrew O Westfall, Jamie E Newman, Jialun Zhou, Carina Cesar, Martin W G Brinkhof, Albert Mwango, Eric Balestre, Gabriela Carriquiry, Thira Sirisanthana, Henri Mukumbi, Jeffrey N Martin, Anna Grimsrud, Melanie Bacon, Rodolphe Thiebaut, International Epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AIDS Collaboration
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-10-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22039357/pdf/?tool=EBI

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