Outcomes and factors affecting mortality and successful tracing among patients lost to follow-up from antiretroviral therapy in Pawi Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.
Moges Agazhe AssemieCheru Tesema LeshargiePammla PetruckaPublished in: Tropical medicine and health (2019)
ART programs need to retain current contact information of patients or guardians/friends for tracing. Having phone contact numbers and prolonged lengths of compliance with ART are predictors of successful tracing, while lack of cotrimoxazole preventive therapy is a predictor of mortality. Early tracing of beginners (newly admitted recipients) and updating their detailed information at each follow-up visit is essential.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular events
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- human immunodeficiency virus
- chronic kidney disease
- hiv aids
- hiv infected patients
- healthcare
- risk factors
- hiv positive
- public health
- working memory
- health information
- type diabetes
- coronary artery disease
- adipose tissue
- cardiovascular disease
- emergency department
- social media
- patient reported
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported outcomes
- electronic health record
- glycemic control