Understanding Disengagement from HIV Care in Sub-Saharan Africa

Investigators interviewed patients in three sub-Saharan countries who had extended absences from care to develop an explanatory model of why missing clinic visits often leads to long-term disengagement from care.

The delivery of antiretroviral therapy to people living with HIV in resource-limited nations through programs such as the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the Global Fund is considered to be one of the greatest public health achievements of the past decade. Many have argued that the only way to achieve an “AIDS-free generation” is to capitalize on the significant investment in life-saving treatment delivery in resource-limited settings and focus on engagement in care through sociobehavioral and implementation-science research. In a recent qualitative study conducted from January 2010 through March 2012 in Tanzania, Uganda, and Nigeria, researchers sought to understand why HIV-infected individuals in sub-Saharan Africa disengag…

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Ingrid T. Katz, MD, MHS

Understanding Disengagement from HIV Care in Sub-Saharan Africa

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