Open AccessMultimonth Prescription of Antiretroviral Therapy Among Children and Adolescents: Experiences From the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative in 6 African Countries
Author(s) -
Maria H. Kim,
Richard Sebastian Wanless,
A. Chantal Caviness,
Rachel Golin,
Anouk Amzel,
Saeed Ahmed,
Joseph Mhango,
David Damba,
Angelina Kayabu,
Moses Chodota,
Sandile Dlamini,
Nodumo Chidah,
Mokhitli Mokhali,
Nancy R. Calles,
Elaine J. Abrams
Publication year - 2018
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.0000000000001730
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , medical prescription , pill , pediatrics , antiretroviral therapy , lost to follow up , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , young adult , medical record , viral load , family medicine , pharmacology
To reach 90-90-90 targets, differentiated approaches to care are necessary. We describe the experience of delivering multimonth prescription (MMP) schedules of antiretroviral therapy (ART) to youth at centers of excellence in 6 African countries.