Risk factors for TB/HIV coinfection and consequences for patient outcomes: evidence from 241 clinics in the Democratic Republic of Congo

GH Shah, R Ewetola, G Etheredge… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: In resource-limited countries, patients with tuberculosis (TB)/HIV coinfection
commonly face economic, sociocultural, and behavioral barriers to effective treatment …

Variations in the characteristics and outcomes of children living with HIV following universal ART in sub-Saharan Africa (2006–17): a retrospective cohort study

V Iyun, KG Technau, M Vinikoor, M Yotebieng… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background The proportion of children living with HIV and receiving antiretroviral therapy
(ART) in sub-Saharan Africa has increased greatly since 2006, yet the changes in their …

Incidence and predictors of loss to follow-up among children attending ART clinics in northeast Ethiopia: A retrospective cohort study

T Menshw, S Birhanu, T Gebremaryam… - HIV/AIDS-Research …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background It is known that antiretroviral therapy reduces the transmission of human
immunodeficiency virus and AIDS-related morbidity. The coverage of HIV drugs is …

Incidence and predictors of loss to follow-up among adults on antiretroviral therapy in South Gondar governmental hospitals, Ethiopia: Retrospective Cohort Study

S Zeleke, S Demis, Y Eshetie, D Kefale… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Approximately 38.4 million adult people worldwide live with HIV, of which the
majority live in Africa. In Ethiopia increasing the quality of life to HIV patients and preventing …

High unreported mortality in children and youth (< 25 years) living with HIV who were lost to care from antiretroviral therapy programs in Southern Africa: results from a …

P Nyakato, B Christ, N Anderegg… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Antiretroviral therapy program mortality maybe underestimated if deceased
patients are misclassified as lost. Methods: We used two-stage inverse probability weighting …

Attrition from Care among Men initiating ART in male-only clinics compared with men in General Primary Healthcare Clinics in Khayelitsha, South Africa: a matched …

T Cassidy, M Cornell, B Makeleni, CR Horsburgh… - AIDS and Behavior, 2023 - Springer
Men have higher rates of attrition from antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs than women. In
Khayelitsha, a high HIV prevalence area in South Africa, two public sector primary …

High Incidence and Predictors of Loss to follow-up among children and adolescents on Life Long Antiretroviral therapy in the conflict-affected Northwest and …

PM Tih, CW Ayima, FN Boeyeo, PN Atanga, EM Khan - 2022 - researchsquare.com
Background: Retention in care and transition to adulthood are critical for children and
adolescents living with HIV on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in HIV treatment programs. This …

Patterns and patient factors associated with loss to follow-up in the Muhimbili sickle cell cohort, Tanzania

U Masamu, RZ Sangeda, D Kandonga… - BMC Health Services …, 2020 - Springer
Background Monitoring patient's clinical attendance is a crucial means of improving
retention in care and treatment programmes. Sickle cell patients' outcomes are improved by …

Expanding post-operative follow-up in rural Sierra Leone: A community-based protocol

V Padmanaban, S Jalloh, U Barrie, D Livingston… - The American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Humanitarian surgeries are performed in low-and middle-income countries
(LMICs) to help address untreated surgical disease. Post-operative follow-up is challenging …

Differentiated service delivery for males, youth, and stable patients in a large HIV treatment program in South Africa

A Cassidy - 2021 - search.proquest.com
South Africa has the largest number of people living with HIV and the largest HIV treatment
program in the world, supplying antiretroviral therapy (ART) to 66% of the 7.6 million people …