Retention on antiretroviral therapy during Universal Test and Treat implementation in Zomba district, Malawi: a retrospective cohort study.
Mohammad AlhajAlemayehu AmberbirEmmanuel SingogoVictor BandaMonique van LettowAlfred MatengeniGift KawalaziraJoe TheuMegh R JagritiAdrienne K ChanJoep J van OosterhoutPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2020)
Retention on ART was nearly 6% higher after UTT introduction. Young adults and women who were pregnant or breastfeeding at the start of ART were at increased risk of attrition, emphasizing the need for targeted interventions for these groups to achieve the 90-90-90 UNAIDS targets in the UTT era.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- young adults
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected patients
- hiv positive
- hiv aids
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- healthcare
- primary care
- south africa
- physical activity
- preterm infants
- pregnant women
- cancer therapy
- pregnancy outcomes
- quality improvement
- metabolic syndrome
- breast cancer risk
- drug delivery
- insulin resistance
- type diabetes
- hepatitis c virus