Defining retention and attrition in pre-antiretroviral HIV care: Proposals based on experience in Africa

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1235-1244

  Fox, Matthew P ^a,b   Larson, Bruce ^a   Rosen, Sydney ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; Attrition; HIV; Pre antiretroviral therapy care; Resource limited settings; Retention

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL;

ABANDONO; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; ATTRITION; CADRES À RESSOURCES LIMITÉES; CUIDADOS PREVIOS A LA TERAPIA ANTIRETROVIRAL; EMPLAZAMIENTOS CON POCOS RECURSOS; HIV; PRE-ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY CARE; RÉTENTION; RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTINGS; RETENCIÓN; RETENTION; SOINS AVANT LA THÉRAPIE ANTIRÉTROVIRALE; TERAPIA ANTIRRETROVIRAL; THÉRAPIE ANTIRÉTROVIRALE; VIH;

AFRICA; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT DROPOUTS;

EID: 84866331494     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2012.03055.x     Document Type: Editorial

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