The importance of clinic attendance in the first six months on antiretroviral treatment: a retrospective analysis at a large public sector HIV clinic in South Africa

Background Adherence to care and treatment are essential for HIV‐infected individuals to benefit from antiretroviral therapy (ART). We sought to quantify the effects on treatment outcomes of missing visits soon after initiating ART. Methods We analyzed data from HIV‐infected patients initiating ART...

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Main Authors: Alana T Brennan, Mhairi Maskew, Ian Sanne, Matthew P Fox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of the International AIDS Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1758-2652-13-49