Patient retention in antiretroviral therapy programs up to three years on treatment in sub‐Saharan Africa, 2007–2009: systematic review

MP Fox, S Rosen - Tropical medicine & international health, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To estimate the proportion of all‐cause adult patient attrition from antiretroviral
therapy (ART) programs in service delivery settings in sub‐Saharan Africa through 36 …

Increases in adult life expectancy in rural South Africa: valuing the scale-up of HIV treatment

J Bor, AJ Herbst, ML Newell, T Bärnighausen - Science, 2013 - science.org
The scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is expected to raise adult life expectancy in
populations with high HIV prevalence. Using data from a population cohort of over 101,000 …

[PDF][PDF] Is there scope for cost savings and efficiency gains in HIV services? A systematic review of the evidence from low-and middle-income countries

M Siapka, M Remme, CD Obure… - Bulletin of the World …, 2014 - SciELO Public Health
Objective To synthesize the data available–on costs, efficiency and economies of scale and
scope–for the six basic programmes of the UNAIDS Strategic Investment Framework, to …

Access to antiretroviral treatment in South Africa, 2004-2011

LF Johnson - Southern African journal of HIV medicine, 2012 - ajol.info
Background. South Africa's National Strategic Plan (NSP) for 2007-2011 aimed to achieve
new antiretroviral treatment (ART) enrolment numbers equal to 80% of the number of newly …

[HTML][HTML] Population health impact and cost-effectiveness of tuberculosis diagnosis with Xpert MTB/RIF: a dynamic simulation and economic evaluation

NA Menzies, T Cohen, HH Lin, M Murray… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background The Xpert MTB/RIF test enables rapid detection of tuberculosis (TB) and
rifampicin resistance. The World Health Organization recommends Xpert for initial diagnosis …

[HTML][HTML] Multimonth dispensing of up to 6 months of antiretroviral therapy in Malawi and Zambia (INTERVAL): a cluster-randomised, non-blinded, non-inferiority trial

RM Hoffman, C Moyo, KT Balakasi, Z Siwale… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Facility-based, multimonth dispensing of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV
could reduce burdens on patients and providers and improve retention in care. We …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment outcomes and cost-effectiveness of shifting management of stable ART patients to nurses in South Africa: an observational cohort

L Long, A Brennan, MP Fox, B Ndibongo, I Jaffray… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background To address human resource and infrastructure shortages, resource-constrained
countries are being encouraged to shift HIV care to lesser trained care providers and lower …

The cost of providing comprehensive HIV treatment in PEPFAR-supported programs

NA Menzies, AA Berruti, R Berzon, S Filler, R Ferris… - Aids, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background: PEPFAR, national governments, and other stakeholders are investing
unprecedented resources to provide HIV treatment in developing countries. This study …

Outcomes of the South African national antiretroviral treatment programme for children: the IeDEA Southern Africa collaboration

MA Davies, O Keiser, B Eley, H Rabie… - South African medical …, 2009 - ajol.info
ORIGINAL ARTICLES Outcomes of the South African National Antiretroviral Treatment
Programme for children: The IeDEA Southern Afr Page 1 October 2009, Vol. 99, No. 10 SAMJ …

Early loss to follow up after enrolment in pre‐ART care at a large public clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa

BA Larson, A Brennan, L McNamara… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To estimate loss to follow up (LTFU) between initial enrolment and the first
scheduled return medical visit of a pre‐antiretroviral therapy (ART) care program for patients …