Using national laboratory data to assess cumulative frequency of linkage after transfer to community-based HIV clinics in South Africa.
Ingrid V BassettMingshu HuangChristie CloeteSue CandyJanet GiddySimone C FrankKenneth A FreedbergElena LosinaRochelle P WalenskyRobert A ParkerPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2020)
Using data from the NHLS CDW, 61% of patients had evidence of a post-transfer laboratory record at another facility within approximately three years after closure of a large South African HIV clinic. Males and those with shorter time on ART prior to transfer were at highest risk for lacking follow-up laboratory data. As patients transfer care, national data sources can be used to evaluate long-term patient care trajectories.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- hiv positive
- south africa
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- newly diagnosed
- big data
- primary care
- healthcare
- chronic kidney disease
- quality improvement
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv testing
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- hepatitis c virus
- depressive symptoms
- machine learning
- data analysis
- pain management
- genome wide
- deep learning
- chronic pain