Author's response to reviews Title:Good continuum of HIV care in Belgium despite weaknesses in retention and linkage to care among migrants Authors:
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Dominique Van Beckhoven ([email protected]) Eric Florence ([email protected]) Jean Ruelle ([email protected]) Jessika Deblonde ([email protected]) Chris Verhofstede ([email protected]) Steven Callens ([email protected]) Ellen Vancutsem ([email protected]) Patrick Lacor ([email protected]) Rémy Demeester ([email protected]) Jean-Christophe Goffard ([email protected]) André Sasse ([email protected])
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Good continuum of HIV care in Belgium despite weaknesses in retention and linkage to care among migrants
BACKGROUND The Belgian HIV epidemic is largely concentrated among men who have sex with men and Sub-Saharan Africans. We studied the continuum of HIV care of those diagnosed with HIV living in Belgium and its associated factors. METHODS Data on new HIV diagnoses 2007-2010 and HIV-infected patients in care in 2010-2011 were analysed. Proportions were estimated for each sequential stage of the ...
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