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Predictors of dropout from care among HIV-infected patients initiating antiretroviral therapy at a public sector HIV treatment clinic in sub-Saharan Africa
(BMC Infectious Diseases, 2016)
Background: In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), antiretroviral therapy (ART) can prolong life for HIV-infected patients. However, patients initiating ART, especially in routine treatment programs, commonly dropout from care either ...
Cost-effectiveness analysis of integrating screening and treatment of selected non-communicable diseases into HIV/AIDS treatment in Uganda
(Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2020)
Introduction: Despite growing enthusiasm for integrating treatment of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) into human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care and treatment services in sub-Saharan Africa, there is little evidence on ...
A combination SMS and transportation reimbursement intervention to improve HIV care following abnormal CD4 test results in rural Uganda: a prospective observational cohort study
(BMC medicine, 2015)
Background: Up to 50 % of HIV-infected persons in sub-Saharan Africa are lost from care between HIV diagnosis and antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation. Structural barriers, including cost of transportation to clinic and ...
Increasing Prevalence of HIV Pretreatment Drug Resistance in Women But Not Men in Rural Uganda During 2005–2013
(AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 2018)
The prevalence of HIV pretreatment drug resistance (PDR) is increasing in sub-SaharanAfrica.We sought to describe correlates of PDR and evaluate effects of PDR on clinical outcomes in rural Uganda. We analyzed data from ...
Integrating care for non-communicable diseases into routine HIV services: key considerations for policy design in sub-Saharan Africa
(Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2020)
Introduction: There is great interest for integrating care for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) into routine HIV services in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) due to the steady rise of the number of people who are ageing with HIV. ...
Evolving failures in the delivery of HIV care: Lessons from a Ugandan meningitis cohort 2006-2016
(In Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2017)
Background: Investments in HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa have increased the number of people aware of their status and receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), yet HIV/AIDS mortality remains high.
Methods: We performed ...
ART adherence and viral suppression are high among most non-pregnant individuals with early-stage, asymptomatic HIV infection: an observational study from Uganda and South Africa
(Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2019)
Introduction: The success of universal antiretroviral therapy (ART) access and aspirations for an AIDS-free generation depend on high adherence in individuals initiating ART during early-stage HIV infection; however, ...
Late disease stage at presentation to an HIV clinic in the era of free antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa
(JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2009)
Background: Access to free antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa has been steadily increasing, and the success of large-scale ART programs depends on early initiation of HIV care. However, little is known about ...
CD4R cell count at antiretroviral therapy initiation and economic restoration in rural Uganda
(Aids, 2014)
Objective: To determine whether earlier initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is associated with better economic outcomes.
Design: Prospective cohort study of HIV-positive patients on ART in rural Uganda.
Methods: ...