Routine viral load monitoring and enhanced adherence counselling at a public ART centre in Mumbai, India.

Chinmay LaxmeshwarShrikala AcharyaMrinalini DasPadmaja KeskarAmar PazareNayana IngolePreeti MehtaPooja GoriHoma MansoorStobdan KalonPramila SinghTaanya MathurGabriella FerlazzoPetros Isaakidis

Published in: PloS one (2020)

Results from a routine VL program in public sector in India were encouraging and in line with UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets. Routine VL monitoring along with EAC resulted in early switch to alternative optimised regimens while also preventing unnecessary switches. Along with the vital scale up of routine VL monitoring, implementation of enhanced adherence strategies for patients with detectable viral load should be ensured.

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