Patient retention from HIV diagnosis through one year on antiretroviral therapy at a primary health care clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Clouse, Kate ^a,b   Pettifor, Audrey E ^b   Maskew, Mhairi ^a   Bassett, Jean ^c   Van Rie, Annelies ^b   Behets, Frieda ^b   Gay, Cynthia ^d   Sanne, Ian ^a   Fox, Matthew P ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c Witkoppen Health and Welfare Centre   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

antiretroviral therapy (ART); attrition; HIV AIDS; linkage to care; retention; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872868670     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318273ac48     Document Type: Article

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