The aim of diagnostic point-of-care testing is to minimise the time to obtain a test result,
thereby allowing clinicians and patients to make a quick clinical decision. Because point-of …

HIV testing and counselling is the first crucial step for linkage to HIV treatment and
prevention. However, despite high HIV burden in sub-Saharan Africa, testing coverage is …

Background Improving the outcomes of HIV/AIDS treatment programs in resource-limited
settings requires successful linkage of patients testing positive for HIV to pre–antiretroviral …

Introduction: Recent years have seen an increasing recognition of the need to improve
access and retention in care for people living with HIV/AIDS. This review aims to quantify …

Objectives To assess the proportion of patients lost to programme (died, lost to follow‐up,
transferred out) between HIV diagnosis and start of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub …

Background Despite the significant progress made in South Africa in getting millions of
individuals living with HIV into care, many patients still present or re-enter care with …

Background Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been scaled-up rapidly in Africa. Programme
reports typically focus on loss to follow-up and mortality among patients receiving ART …

This working paper provides a detailed technical description of the THEMBISA model, an
integrated demographic and epidemiological model of the South African HIV/AIDS epidemic …

Objectives: To determine retention in HIV care for individuals not yet eligible for antiretroviral
therapy (ART) and to explore factors associated with retention in a rural public health HIV …

Early commencement of antiretroviral treatment can be beneficial and economical in the
long run. Despite global advances in access to care, a significant proportion of adults …