The Causal Effect of Tracing by Peer Health Workers on Return to Clinic Among Patients Who Were Lost to Follow-up From Antiretroviral Therapy in Eastern Africa: A “Natural Experiment” Arising From Surveillance of Lost Patients | Zendy

Anna Bershetyn | Zendy; Thomas Odeny | Zendy; Rita Lyamuya | Zendy; Alice Nakiwogga-Muwanga | Zendy; Lameck Diero | Zendy; Mwebesa Bwana | Zendy; Paula Braitstein | Zendy; Geoffrey Somi | Zendy; Andrew Kambugu | Zendy; Elizabeth A. Bukusi | Zendy; Wendy Hartogensis | Zendy; David V. Glidden | Zendy; Kara WoolsKaloustian | Zendy; Constantin T. Yiannoutsos | Zendy; Jeffrey N. Martin | Zendy; Elvin Geng | Zendy

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The Causal Effect of Tracing by Peer Health Workers on Return to Clinic Among Patients Who Were Lost to Follow-up From Antiretroviral Therapy in Eastern Africa: A “Natural Experiment” Arising From Surveillance of Lost Patients

Author(s) -

Anna Bershetyn,

Thomas Odeny,

Rita Lyamuya,

Alice Nakiwogga-Muwanga,

Lameck Diero,

Mwebesa Bwana,

Paula Braitstein,

Geoffrey Somi,

Andrew Kambugu,

Elizabeth A. Bukusi,

Wendy Hartogensis,

David V. Glidden,

Kara WoolsKaloustian,

Constantin T. Yiannoutsos,

Jeffrey N. Martin,

Elvin Geng

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix191

Subject(s) - medicine , contact tracing , antiretroviral therapy , psychological intervention , confidence interval , demography , lost to follow up , pediatrics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , viral load , disease , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , psychiatry , sociology

The effect of tracing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients who are lost to follow-up (LTFU) on reengagement has not been rigorously assessed. We carried out an ex post analysis of a surveillance study in which LTFU patients were randomly selected for tracing to identify the effect of tracing on reengagement.

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