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Delivery of care
Free cotrimoxazole improves retention in care among adults not yet eligible for ART

Providing free cotrimoxazole prophylaxis to adults not yet eligible for antiretroviral treatment in Nairobi, Kenya, improved retention in care by over 20% after one year when compared

Published
18 August 2011
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Retention and linkage to care
Retention of pre-ART patients poor in sub-Saharan Africa

More than two-thirds of people who tested positive for HIV but weren't yet eligible for treatment when diagnosed were lost from care, according to a systematic

Published
28 July 2011
By
Lesley Odendal
Adherence
Adherence and retention in HIV care in resource-limited settings

Recent research on adherence to HIV treatment and retention in HIV care in resource-limited settings.

Published
11 April 2011
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HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Task shifting
Pharmacy staff also critical for keeping ART patients in care, Mozambique study suggests

Pharmacy staff may be just as important as clinical staff in ensuring that patients in sub-Saharan Africa are not lost to follow-up, according to a large study

Published
01 April 2011
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Task shifting
Self-forming patient groups in Mozambique succesfully distribute ARVs, monitor treatment

Self-forming groups of patients which distribute antiretroviral drugs to those on treatment have proved highly successful in retaining patients in care in Mozambique, and drastically reduced the need

Published
13 January 2011
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Delivery of care
Scale up of treatment linked to rise in loss to follow-up, but those in care continue to do well

Low death rates and high rates of viral load suppression have been sustained throughout the seven years of scale-up in a community-based antiretroviral treatment service in a poor

Published
05 January 2011
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Retention and linkage to care
Many South African patients not on ART are being lost to care

Fewer than 50% of patients diagnosed with HIV in a district of rural South Africa who are not yet eligible for antiretroviral therapy have been retained in care, a

Published
22 December 2010
By
Michael Carter
Nutrition
Food assistance improved ART adherence, retention in care, in Haiti

Providing food assistance to people living with HIV in a comprehensive HIV programme in Haiti, where the quality and quantity of food is poor, improved adherence and

Published
08 November 2010
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Delivery of care
Nurse attitudes, clinic experience, key to improving care and retention in ARV programmes

People with HIV can receive excellent care and adhere well to antiretroviral treatment despite staff and resource shortages, but the attitudes and performance of nurses and patients’ experiences

Published
28 October 2010
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Retention and linkage to care
Loss to follow-up high in South African public sector ARV programmes

Almost thirty per cent of patients who started antiretroviral treatment in eight South African public sector programmes were lost to follow-up within three years, according to a cohort

Published
08 September 2010
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
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