Predictors of loss to follow-up from HIV antiretroviral therapy in Namibia

Despite progress on population-level HIV viral suppression, unknown outcomes amongst people who have initiated antiretroviral therapy (ART) in low- and middle-income countries, commonly referred to as loss to follow-up (LTFU), remains a barrier. The mean global estimate of LTFU is 20%, exceeding the...

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Published in:PloS one 2022-04, Vol.17 (4), p.e0266438-e0266438
Main Authors: Hong, Steven Y, Winston, Anna, Mutenda, Nicholus, Hamunime, Ndapewa, Roy, Tuhin, Wanke, Christine, Tang, Alice M, Jordan, Michael R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Age groups
Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use
Anti-Retroviral Agents - therapeutic use
Antiretroviral agents
Antiretroviral drugs
Antiretroviral therapy
Biology and Life Sciences
Body mass
Body mass index
Body size
Body weight
Care and treatment
CD4 antigen
Complications and side effects
Drug resistance
Drug therapy
Efavirenz
Engineering and Technology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health risks
Highly active antiretroviral therapy
HIV
HIV (Viruses)
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV Infections - epidemiology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Hypothesis testing
Infectious diseases
Lost to Follow-Up
Low income groups
Male
Medicine
Medicine and Health Sciences
Namibia - epidemiology
Patient outcomes
People and Places
Pharmacy
Prescription drugs
Public art
Public health
Questionnaires
Sexually transmitted diseases
Social Sciences
Social services
STD
Traditional medicine
Variables
Young men
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Summary:Despite progress on population-level HIV viral suppression, unknown outcomes amongst people who have initiated antiretroviral therapy (ART) in low- and middle-income countries, commonly referred to as loss to follow-up (LTFU), remains a barrier. The mean global estimate of LTFU is 20%, exceeding the World Health Organization target of
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0266438