ArticleBMC research notes2018
Re-engagement in HIV care following a missed visit in rural Uganda.
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- Interventions to reengage people living with HIV who are lost to follow-up from HIV treatment programs: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Strategies for retention of heterosexual men in HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
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- Determinants of return to HIV treatment after interruption on ART among HIV positive clients in Katakwi District, Uganda.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Use of machine learning in predicting continuity of HIV treatment in selected Nigerian States.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
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- The heterogeneity among people re-engaging in antiretroviral therapy highlights the need for a differentiated approach: results from a cross-sectional study in Johannesburg, South Africa.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2024Article
- The Characteristics of Youth With Missed HIV Visits in Alabama.Open forum infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Trajectories of re-engagement: factors and mechanisms enabling patient return to HIV care in Zambia.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2023Article
- Factors Influencing the Status of Adherence to Second Clinic Visit Among Clients Newly Diagnosed with HIV in Northern Uganda: A Mixed-Methods Study.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Article
- Impact of an intensive facility-community case management intervention on 6-month HIV outcomes among select key and priority populations in Uganda.AIDS research and therapy · 2022Article
- HIV outcomes within the context of orphans and vulnerable children programing: the 4Children project in South Sudan.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Routine HIV clinic visit adherence in the African Cohort Study.AIDS research and therapy · 2022Article
- COVID-19 may exacerbate the clinical, structural and psychological barriers to retention in care among women living with HIV in rural and peri-urban settings in Uganda.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Predictors of retention in the prospective HIV prevention OKAPI cohort in Kinshasa.Scientific reports · 2021Observational
- Emerging priorities for HIV service delivery.PLoS medicine · 2020Article
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objectiveWe conducted a retrospective cohort study to assess the effect of tracking People Living with HIV (PLHIV) after missed clinic visits and factors associated with return to care in rural Uganda. We assessed retention in care among 650 HIV-infected women and men. We used univariable and multivariable generalized linear models to assess demographic and self-reported factors associated with re-engagement in HIV care.
resultsOf 381 PLHIV who ever missed a scheduled appointment, 68% were female and most (80%) had initiated ART. Most (70%) of those tracked returned to care. Relative to men, women (adjusted risk ratio [ARR] 1.23; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.05-1.43; p = 0.009) were more likely to return to care after active tracking. PLHIV who missed scheduled visits for other reasons (forgetting, adequate drug supplies, or long distance to clinic) had reduced odds of return to care (ARR 0.41; 95% CI 0.28-0.59; p < 0.001). These data support close monitoring of patient retention in HIV care and active measures to re-engage those who miss an appointment. Furthermore, they highlight the need for targeted interventions to those more resistant to re-engagement such as men.
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