ArticleInfection2017
Assessing factors for loss to follow-up of HIV infected patients in Guinea-Bissau.
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- Residential mobility and health among people with HIV: a scoping review.AIDS (London, England) · 2026Article
- Mobility and HIV vulnerabilities among female sex workers in Guinea-Bissau: findings from an integrated bio-behavioral survey.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Mobility and HIV care engagement: a research agenda.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2023Review
- Clinical Follow-Up in People Living with HIV During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mexico.AIDS and behavior · 2022Article
- Food insecurity predicts loss to follow-up among people living with HIV in Senegal, West Africa.AIDS care · 2022Article
- Baseline and Process Factors of Anti-Retroviral Therapy That Predict Loss to Follow-up Among People Living with HIV/AIDS in China: A Retrospective Cohort Study.AIDS and behavior · 2022Article
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- The HIV care continuum and HIV-1 drug resistance among female sex workers: a key population in Guinea-Bissau.AIDS research and therapy · 2020Article
- HIV treatment in Guinea-Bissau: room for improvement and time for new treatment options.AIDS research and therapy · 2020Review
- HIV-2 as a model to identify a functional HIV cure.AIDS research and therapy · 2019Review
- Retention in Care among Patients Attending a Large HIV Clinic in Nigeria Who Were Treated for Tuberculosis.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareArticle
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Abstract
purposeThe objective of this study was to ascertain vital status of patients considered lost to follow-up at an HIV clinic in Guinea-Bissau, and describe reasons for loss to follow-up (LTFU).
methodsThis study was a cross-sectional sample of a prospective cohort, carried out between May 15, 2013, and January 31, 2014. Patients lost to follow-up, who lived within the area of the Bandim Health Project, a demographic surveillance site (DSS), were eligible for inclusion. Active follow-up was attempted by telephone and tracing by a field assistant. Semi-structured interviews were done face to face or by phone by a field assistant and patients were asked why they had not shown up for the scheduled appointment. Patients were included by date of HIV testing and risk factors for LTFU were assessed using Cox proportional hazard model.
resultsAmong 561 patients (69.5 % HIV-1, 18.0 % HIV-2 and 12.6 % HIV-1/2) living within the DSS, 292 patients had been lost to follow-up and were, therefore, eligible for active follow-up. Vital status was ascertained in 65.9 % of eligible patients and 42.7 % were alive, while 23.2 % had died. Information on reasons for LTFU existed for 103 patients. Major reasons were moving (29.1 %), travelling (17.5 %), and transferring to other clinics (11.7 %).
conclusionA large proportion of the patients at the clinic were lost to follow-up. The main reason for this was found to be the geographic mobility of the population in Guinea-Bissau.
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