Systematic review of retention of pediatric patients on HIV treatment in low and middle-income countries 2008–2013

MP Fox, S Rosen - Aids, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: There are several published systematic reviews of adult retention in care after
antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation among adults, but limited information on pediatric …

Cryptococcal meningitis screening and community-based early adherence support in people with advanced HIV infection starting antiretroviral therapy in Tanzania …

S Mfinanga, D Chanda, SL Kivuyo, L Guinness… - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Mortality in people in Africa with HIV infection starting antiretroviral therapy
(ART) is high, particularly in those with advanced disease. We assessed the effect of a short …

Retention of HIV-infected children in the first 12 months of anti-retroviral therapy and predictors of attrition in resource limited settings: a systematic review

LL Abuogi, C Smith, EJ McFarland - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Current UNAIDS goals aimed to end the AIDS epidemic set out to ensure that 90% of all
people living with HIV know their status, 90% initiate and continue life-long anti-retroviral …

Multimonth dispensing of up to 6 months of antiretroviral therapy in Malawi and Zambia (INTERVAL): a cluster-randomised, non-blinded, non-inferiority trial

RM Hoffman, C Moyo, KT Balakasi, Z Siwale… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Facility-based, multimonth dispensing of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV
could reduce burdens on patients and providers and improve retention in care. We …

The HIV treatment gap: estimates of the financial resources needed versus available for scale-up of antiretroviral therapy in 97 countries from 2015 to 2020

A Dutta, C Barker, A Kallarakal - PLoS medicine, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) released revised guidelines in 2015
recommending that all people living with HIV, regardless of CD4 count, initiate antiretroviral …

Cost-effectiveness of first-line antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected African children less than 3 years of age

AL Ciaranello, K Doherty, M Penazzato, JC Lindsey… - Aids, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: The International Maternal, Pediatric, and Adolescent Clinical Trials P1060 trial
demonstrated superior outcomes for HIV-infected children less than 3 years old initiating …

Assessment of Markers of Antimalarial Drug Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum Isolates from Pregnant Women in Lagos, Nigeria

CO Agomo, WA Oyibo, C Sutherland, R Hallet… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background The use of antimalarial drugs for prevention and treatment is a major strategy in
the prevention of malaria in pregnancy. Although sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is …

Will differentiated care for stable HIV patients reduce healthcare systems costs?

BA Larson, SJS Pascoe, A Huber… - African Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Introduction: South Africa's National Department of Health launched the National
Adherence Guidelines for Chronic Diseases in 2015. These guidelines include adherence …

Varying intervals of antiretroviral medication dispensing to improve outcomes for HIV patients (The INTERVAL Study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

R Hoffman, A Bardon, S Rosen, M Fox, T Kalua, T Xulu… - Trials, 2017 - Springer
Background Requirements for frequent dispensing of antiretroviral therapy (ART) place
demands on health systems and can lead to suboptimal adherence and disengagement in …

Retention in care, resource utilization, and costs for adults receiving antiretroviral therapy in Zambia: a retrospective cohort study

CA Scott, HS Iyer, K McCoy, C Moyo, L Long… - BMC Public Health, 2014 - Springer
Background Of the estimated 800,000 adults living with HIV in Zambia in 2011, roughly half
were receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). As treatment scale up continues, information on …