Open AccessTreatment Discontinuation in Adult HIV-Infected Patients on First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy in Nigeria
Author(s) -
OO Agbaji,
Isaac Okoh Abah,
Kakjing D. Falang,
Augustine O. Ebonyi,
J Musa,
Placid Ugoagwu,
Patricia Agaba,
AS Sagay,
Toyin Jolayemi,
Propser Ihenacho Okonkwo,
John Idoko,
Phyllis J. Kanki
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
current hiv research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.561
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1873-4251
pISSN - 1570-162X
DOI - 10.2174/1570162x1303150506181945
Subject(s) - discontinuation , antiretroviral therapy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , first line , virology , pediatrics , viral load
Retention in care and treatment services is critical to health outcomes of individuals diagnosed and living with HIV. We evaluated the incidence of and risk factors for treatment discontinuation (TD) in a large adult HIV population on ART in Nigeria.