Using HIV-attributable mortality to assess the impact of antiretroviral therapy on adult mortality in rural Tanzania

Using HIV-attributable mortality to assess the impact of antiretroviral therapy on adult mortality in rural Tanzania

Background: The Tanzanian national HIV care and treatment programme has provided free antiretroviral therapy (ART) to HIV-positive persons since 2004. ART has been available to participants of the Kisesa open cohort study since 2005, but data to 2007 showed a slow uptake of ART and a modest impact o...

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Main Authors: Chifundo Kanjala, Denna Michael, Jim Todd, Emma Slaymaker, Clara Calvert, Raphael Isingo, Alison Wringe, Basia Zaba, Mark Urassa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-03-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
HIV-attributable mortality
ART
HDSS
InterVA model
serological survey
verbal autopsy
Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/download/21865/pdf_1

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