Outcomes after antiretroviral therapy during the expansion of HIV services in Haiti.
Margaret L McNairyPatrice JosephMichelle UnterbrinkStanislas GalbaudJean-Edouard MathonVanessa RiveraDeanna Jannat-KhahLindsey ReifSerena P KoenigJean Wysler DomercantWarren JohnsonDaniel W FitzgeraldJean W PapePublished in: PloS one (2017)
Expansion of HIV services across Haiti has been successful with increasing numbers of patients initiating ART and decreasing twelve-month mortality rates. However, overall retention has not improved, despite differences across facilities, suggesting additional strategies to improve engagement in care are needed.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv aids
- healthcare
- hiv infected patients
- end stage renal disease
- primary care
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- mental health
- hiv testing
- newly diagnosed
- hepatitis c virus
- prognostic factors
- men who have sex with men
- peritoneal dialysis
- palliative care
- cardiovascular events
- risk factors
- social media
- south africa
- quality improvement
- pain management
- patient reported