Retention and predictors of attrition among patients who started antiretroviral therapy in Zimbabwe's national antiretroviral therapy programme between 2012 and 2015.
BACKGROUND:The last evaluation to assess outcomes for patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) through the Zimbabwe public sector was conducted in 2011, covering the 2007-2010 cohorts. The reported retention at 6, 12, 24 and 36 months were 90.7%, 78.1%, 68.8% and 64.4%, respectively. We repor...
Main Authors: | Richard Makurumidze, Tsitsi Mutasa-Apollo, Tom Decroo, Regis C Choto, Kudakwashe C Takarinda, Janet Dzangare, Lutgarde Lynen, Wim Van Damme, James Hakim, Tapuwa Magure, Owen Mugurungi, Simbarashe Rusakaniko |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222309 |
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