Outcomes and associated risk factors of patients traced after being lost to follow-up from antiretroviral treatment in Lilongwe, Malawi
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Outcomes and associated risk factors of patients traced after being lost to follow-up from antiretroviral treatment in Lilongwe, Malawi
BACKGROUND Loss to follow-up is a major challenge of antiretroviral treatment (ART) programs in sub-Saharan Africa. Our objective was to a) determine true outcomes of patients lost to follow-up (LTFU) and b) identify risk factors associated with successful tracing and deaths of patients LTFU from ART in a large public sector clinic in Lilongwe, Malawi. METHODS Patients who were more than 2 we...
متن کاملOutcomes and risk factors of patients traced after lost to follow-up from antiretroviral treatment in Lilongwe, Malawi
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INTRODUCTION Although several studies have explored factors associated with loss to follow-up (LTFU) from HIV care, there remains a gap in understanding how these factors vary by setting, volume of patient and patients' demographic and clinical characteristics. We determined rates and factors associated with LTFU in HIV care Lilongwe, Malawi. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Infectious Diseases
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-31