Retention in HIV care between testing and treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

S Rosen, MP Fox - PLoS medicine, 2011 - journals.plos.org
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 …

Risk factors, barriers and facilitators for linkage to antiretroviral therapy care: a systematic review

D Govindasamy, N Ford, K Kranzer - Aids, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To characterize patient and programmatic factors associated with retention in care
during the pre-antiretroviral therapy (ART) period and linkage to ART care. Design …

Universal test and treat and the HIV epidemic in rural South Africa: a phase 4, open-label, community cluster randomised trial

CC Iwuji, J Orne-Gliemann, J Larmarange… - The lancet HIV, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Universal antiretroviral therapy (ART), as per the 2015 WHO recommendations,
might reduce population HIV incidence. We investigated the effect of universal test and treat …

Quantifying and addressing losses along the continuum of care for people living with HIV infection in sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review

K Kranzer, D Govindasamy, N Ford… - African Journal of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
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 …

Loss to programme between HIV diagnosis and initiation of antiretroviral therapy in sub‐Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta‐analysis

C Mugglin, J Estill, G Wandeler… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Impact of geographic and transportation-related barriers on HIV outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

AJ Lankowski, MJ Siedner, DR Bangsberg, AC Tsai - AIDS and Behavior, 2014 - Springer
Difficulty obtaining reliable transportation to clinic is frequently cited as a barrier to HIV care
in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Numerous studies have sought to characterize the impact of …

Toward an understanding of disengagement from HIV treatment and care in sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative study

NC Ware, MA Wyatt, EH Geng, SF Kaaya… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background The rollout of antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa has brought lifesaving
treatment to millions of HIV-infected individuals. Treatment is lifelong, however, and to …

Multi-level factors affecting entry into and engagement in the HIV continuum of care in Iringa, Tanzania

EH Layer, CE Kennedy, SW Beckham, JK Mbwambo… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Progression through the HIV continuum of care, from HIV testing to lifelong retention in
antiretroviral therapy (ART) care and treatment programs, is critical to the success of HIV …

Mass HIV treatment and sex disparities in life expectancy: demographic surveillance in rural South Africa

J Bor, S Rosen, N Chimbindi, N Haber, K Herbst… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Women have better patient outcomes in HIV care and treatment than men in
sub-Saharan Africa. We assessed—at the population level—whether and to what extent …

High HIV testing uptake and linkage to care in a novel program of home-based HIV counseling and testing with facilitated referral in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

H Van Rooyen, RV Barnabas, JM Baeten… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objective: For antiretroviral therapy (ART) to have a population-level HIV prevention impact,
high levels of HIV testing and effective linkages to HIV care among HIV-infected persons are …