Open AccessEstablishment, Retention, and Loss to Follow-Up in Outpatient HIV Care
Author(s) -
John A. Fleishman,
Baligh R. Yehia,
Richard D. Moore,
P. Todd Korthuis,
Kelly A. Gebo
Publication year - 2012
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.0b013e318258c696
Subject(s) - medicine , odds , logistic regression , cohort , lost to follow up , outpatient clinic , odds ratio , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medical record , retrospective cohort study , ambulatory care , cohort study , family medicine , pediatrics , emergency medicine , health care , economics , economic growth
For optimal clinical benefit, HIV-infected patients should receive periodic outpatient care indefinitely. However, initially establishing HIV care and subsequent retention in care are problematic. This study examines establishment, retention, and loss to follow-up (LTFU) in a large multi-site cohort over a 2-8 year period.