Open AccessRetention in HIV care and its predictors among HIV-infected men who have sex with men in Plateau state, North Central Nigeria
Author(s) -
Tolulope Afolaranmi,
Zuwaira I Hassan,
Obinna J Ugwu,
Akinyemi O. D. Ofakunrin,
Kayode K Bello,
MP Chingle,
Ali Ishaq Shugaba
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1748_20
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , men who have sex with men , psychological intervention , demography , family medicine , gerontology , psychiatry , syphilis , sociology
Retention in HIV care is the constancy of engagement in HIV treatment, care and support services which is essential to reducing morbidity and mortality associated with the infection as well as halting the development of resistance to antiretroviral therapy (ART). In most African countries, Nigeria inclusive, men who have sex with men (MSM) are major contributors to HIV/AIDS burden. HIV-positive MSM are generally understudied and mostly underserved due to social, political and legislation factors resulting in limited characterization and documentation of the existing health disparities particularly with regards to retention in HIV care. It was against this backdrop that we conducted this study to assess the level of retention in HIV care and its predictors among MSM linked to HIV care.