‘I need time to start antiretroviral therapy’: understanding reasons for delayed ART initiation among people diagnosed with HIV in Lusaka, Zambia’

‘I need time to start antiretroviral therapy’: understanding reasons for delayed ART initiation among people diagnosed with HIV in Lusaka, Zambia’

Introduction Rapid antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation can improve patient outcomes such as viral suppression and prevent new infections. However, not everyone who can start ART does so immediately.Methods We conducted a qualitative study to inform interventions supporting rapid initiation in th...

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Main Authors: Chanda Mwamba, Laura K. Beres, Stephanie M. Topp, Njekwa Mukamba, Sandra Simbeza, Kombatende Sikombe, Aaloke Mody, Elvin Geng, Charles B. Holmes, Caitlin E. Kennedy, Izukanji Sikazwe, Julie A. Denison, Carolyn Bolton Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
Series:Annals of Medicine
Subjects:
ART initiation
delayed treatment
antiretroviral refusal
test and start
Zambia
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/07853890.2022.2051069

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