Retention in clinic versus retention in care during the first year of HIV care in Nairobi, Kenya: a prospective cohort study.

Mia L van der KopPatrick I NagideLehana ThabaneLawrence GelmonLennie B KyomuhangiBonface AbunahAnna Mia EkströmRichard T Lester

Published in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2019)

Retention in clinic substantially underestimated retention in care 12 months after presenting to care in this high-prevalence and low-income urban setting. Improved systems to track patients between clinics are required to accurately estimate retention in care in resource-limited settings. Although the proportion of patients retained in care was greater than expected, interventions to improve retention in care are needed to meet global targets to end the AIDS epidemic.

Keyphrases

healthcare
palliative care
quality improvement
end stage renal disease
primary care
ejection fraction
physical activity
antiretroviral therapy
patient reported