Open AccessUnderstanding Reasons for and Outcomes of Patients Lost to Follow-Up in Antiretroviral Therapy Programs in Africa Through a Sampling-Based Approach
Author(s) -
Elvin Geng,
David R. Bangsberg,
Nicolas Musinguzi,
Nneka Emenyonu,
Mwebesa Bosco Bwana,
Constantin T. Yiannoutsos,
David V. Glidden,
Steven G. Deeks,
Jeffrey N. Martin
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181b843f0
Subject(s) - medicine , cumulative incidence , antiretroviral therapy , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , cohort , lost to follow up , cohort study , demography , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , surgery , viral load , physics , sociology , optics
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 treatment programs. We sought to characterize, through a sampling-based approach, reasons for and outcomes of patients who become lost to follow-up.