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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Loss to follow-up of stable antiretroviral therapy patients in a decentralized down-referral model of care in johannesburg, South Africa
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, Volume 58, No. 4, Year 2011
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Description
A retrospective record review was conducted for patients down referred to primary health care facilities between 2007 and 2009 to assess the rate and reported reasons for loss to follow-up among stable antiretroviral patients in a down-referral model of care in Johannesburg, South Africa. Missing patients were traced telephonically. Of 3361 patients down referred, 4.11% were lost to follow-up. Most patients who were lost to follow-up were lost at the transfer stage between initiation and maintenance sites. Decentralization and nurse management of ART should be prioritized to increase access to and retention in HIV/AIDS care. © 2011 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Authors & Co-Authors
O'Connor, Cara
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences
Osih, Regina B.
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences
Jaffer, Ambereen
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences
Statistics
Citations: 32
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/QAI.0b013e318230d507
ISSN:
15254135
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Locations
South Africa