Universal test and treat is not associated with sub‐optimal antiretroviral therapy adherence in rural South Africa: the ANRS 12249 TasP trial
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Access to HIV care in the context of universal test and treat: challenges within the ANRS 12249 TasP cluster-randomized trial in rural South Africa
INTRODUCTION We aimed to quantify and identify associated factors of linkage to HIV care following home-based HIV counselling and testing (HBHCT) in the ongoing ANRS 12249 treatment-as-prevention (TasP) cluster-randomized trial in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. METHODS Individuals ≥16 years were offered HBHCT; those who were identified HIV positive were referred to cluster-based TasP clin...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the International AIDS Society
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1758-2652,1758-2652
DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25112