Changes in rapid HIV treatment initiation after national "treat all" policy adoption in 6 sub-Saharan African countries: Regression discontinuity analysis.
Olga TymejczykEllen BrazierConstantin Theodore YiannoutsosMichael J VinikoorMonique van LettowFred NalugodaMark UrassaJean d'Amour SinayobyePeter F RebeiroKara Wools-KaloustianMary-Ann DaviesElizabeth ZaniewskiNanina AndereggGrace LiuNathan FordDenis Nashnull nullPublished in: PLoS medicine (2019)
Our analysis indicates that adoption of treat all policies had a strong effect on increasing rates of rapid ART initiation, and that these increases followed different trajectories across the 6 countries. Young adults and men still require additional attention to further improve rapid ART initiation.