Open AccessTwelve-Month Outcomes of Community-Based Differentiated Models of Multimonth Dispensing of ART Among Stable HIV-Infected Adults in Lesotho: A Cluster-Randomized Noninferiority Trial
Author(s) -
Betty Bawuba Tukei,
Geoffrey Fatti,
Appolinaire Tiam,
Nicoletta NgorimaMabhena,
Vincent Tukei,
Itumeleng Tshabalala,
Veronica M. Sejana,
Trish Muzenda,
Lincoln M. Mokoroane,
Lebelang Sehlabo,
Thapelo Maotoe,
Justine Mirembe,
Ian Membe,
Francis Akpan,
Khotso Maile,
Iyiola Faturiyele,
Thembi Xulu,
Thomas Minior,
Ian Sanne,
Charles Chasela
Publication year - 2020
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.0000000000002439
Subject(s) - confidence interval , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antiretroviral therapy , population , randomized controlled trial , antiretroviral treatment , generalized estimating equation , demography , cluster (spacecraft) , viral load , statistics , family medicine , mathematics , environmental health , sociology , computer science , programming language
Lesotho adopted the test-and-treat approach for HIV treatment in June 2016, which increased antiretroviral treatment (ART) clinic volume. We evaluated community-based vs. facility-based differentiated models of multimonth dispensing of ART among stable HIV-infected adults in Lesotho.