Determinants of loss to follow-up among HIV positive patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in a test and treat setting: A retrospective cohort study in Masaka, Uganda.
Julius KiwanukaJacinta Mukulu WailaMethuselah Muhindo KahunguJonathan KitonsaNoah KiwanukaPublished in: PloS one (2020)
The risk of loss to follow up increased with time and was higher among patients who started ART within seven days following HIV diagnosis, higher among patients without a telephone set, lower among patients aged ≥ 25 years, lower among patients with at least primary education and lower among patients with BMI of ≥ 30. In this era of T&T, it will be important for HIV programs to initiate and continue enhanced therapeutic education programs that target high risk groups, as well as leveraging on mHealth to improve patients' retention on ART throughout the cascade of care.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected patients
- hiv aids
- healthcare
- men who have sex with men
- quality improvement
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- public health
- south africa
- chronic kidney disease
- hiv testing
- newly diagnosed
- palliative care
- peritoneal dialysis
- body mass index
- physical activity
- patient reported outcomes
- weight gain