Background The retention of patients in antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes is an
important issue in resource-limited settings. Loss to follow up can be substantial, but it is …

In resource-limited settings—where a massive scale up of HIV services has occurred in the
last 5 years—both understanding the extent of and improving retention in care presents …

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 …

Objectives: Losses to follow-up after initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) are common in
Africa and are a considerable obstacle to understanding the effectiveness of nascent …

Objectives To better understand the reasons why patients default from antiretroviral
treatment (ART) programmes to help design interventions that improve treatment retention …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of loss to follow-up in a treatment programme for
people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in Kenya and to investigate …

Background Although loss to follow-up after antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation is
increasingly recognized, little is known about pre-treatment losses to care (PTLC) after an …

Objective The retention of patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) is key to achieving global
targets in response to the HIV epidemic. Loss to follow‐up (LTFU) can be substantial, with …

Background: Long-term regular follow up of ART is an important component of HIV care.
Patients who are lost to follow-up (LTFU) while on treatment compromise their own health …

Background Retention in care is an essential component of meeting the UNAIDS “90-90-90”
HIV treatment targets. In Khayelitsha township (population~ 500,000) in Cape Town, South …