Antiretroviral therapy uptake, attrition, adherence and outcomes among HIV-infected female sex workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

We aimed to characterize the antiretroviral therapy (ART) cascade among female sex workers (FSWs) globally.We systematically searched PubMed, Embase and MEDLINE in March 2014 to identify studies reporting on ART uptake, attrition, adherence, and outcomes (viral suppression or CD4 count improvements)...

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Main Authors: Elisa Mountain, Sharmistha Mishra, Peter Vickerman, Michael Pickles, Charles Gilks, Marie-Claude Boily
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4179256?pdf=render