Antiretroviral therapy in the Malawi defence force: access, treatment outcomes and impact on mortality.

BACKGROUND: HIV/AIDS affects all sectors of the population and the defence forces are not exempt. A national survey was conducted in all public and private sectors in Malawi that provide antiretroviral therapy (ART) to determine the uptake of ART by army personnel, their outcomes while on treatment,...

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Main Authors: Alfred C Banda, Simon D Makombe, Andreas Jahn, Hannock Tweya, Stuart Chuka, Joseph Kwong-Leung Yu, Bethany Hedt, Ralf Weigel, Amon Nkhata, Erik J Schouten, Kelita Kamoto, Anthony D Harries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2180195?pdf=render