Retention in HIV Care for Individuals Not Yet Eligible for Antiretroviral Therapy: Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Authors

Richard Lessells · President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

Portia Mutevedzi · President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

Graham Cooke · President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

Marie‐Louise Newell · President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

Abstract

Retention in HIV care before eligibility for ART is poor, particularly for younger individuals and those at an earlier stage of infection. Further work to optimize and evaluate care and monitoring strategies is required to realize the full benefits of the rapid expansion of HIV programs in sub-Saharan Africa.

Topics & Keywords

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No povertyGood health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volume 56, Issue 3, pp. e79-e86

DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e3182075ae2

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