Finding, treating and retaining persons with HIV in a high HIV prevalence and high treatment coverage country: Results from the Botswana Combination Prevention Project.
Pamela J BachanasMary Grace AlwanoRefeletswe LebelonyaneLisa BlockStephanie BehelElliot RaizesGene UsseryHuisheng WangFaith UsseryMolly Pretorius HolmeConnie SextonSherri PalsArielle LasryLisetta Del CastilloShannon HaderShahin LockmanNaomi BockJanet MoorePublished in: PloS one (2021)
This study achieved high rates of linkage, treatment initiation, retention and VL coverage and suppression in a cohort of newly identified and known PLHIV not on ART. Tracking and tracing interventions effectively identified those persons who needed more resource intensive follow-up. The interventions implemented to improve service delivery and data quality may have also contributed to high linkage and retention rates. Clinical trial number: NCT01965470.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- clinical trial
- hiv positive
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- men who have sex with men
- hiv aids
- physical activity
- healthcare
- mental health
- genome wide
- risk factors
- randomized controlled trial
- big data
- affordable care act
- gene expression
- south africa
- machine learning
- dna methylation
- artificial intelligence
- smoking cessation