Outcomes and factors affecting mortality and successful tracing among patients lost to follow-up from antiretroviral therapy in Pawi Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Outcomes and factors affecting mortality and successful tracing among patients lost to follow-up from antiretroviral therapy in Pawi Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Abstract Background Loss to follow-up (LTFU) is a major public health problem to antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs in sub-Saharan Africa. Failure to account for patients’ LTFU outcomes (self-transfers and restarts) can result in inaccurate reporting of retention in care. In Ethiopia, specificall...

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Main Authors: Moges Agazhe Assemie, Cheru Tesema Leshargie, Pammla Petrucka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Antiretroviral therapy
Loss to follow-up
Mortality
ART tracing
Cotrimoxazole preventive therapy
Ethiopia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-019-0181-6

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