Retention in care and connection to care among HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy in Africa: estimation via a sampling-based approach.

Current estimates of retention among HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Africa consider patients who are lost to follow-up (LTF) as well as those who die shortly after their last clinic visit to be no longer in care and to represent limitations in access to care. Yet many lost...

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Main Authors: Elvin H Geng, David V Glidden, Mwebesa Bosco Bwana, Nicolas Musinguzi, Nneka Emenyonu, Winnie Muyindike, Katerina A Christopoulos, Torsten B Neilands, Constantin T Yiannoutsos, Steven G Deeks, David R Bangsberg, Jeffrey N Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3144217?pdf=render