ArticleHIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.)2022
Factors Contributing to Loss to Follow-Up from HIV Care Among Men Living with HIV/AIDS in Kibaha District, Tanzania.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Global burden of HIV among long-distance truck drivers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2024Pooled it
- Understanding the Stigma Experience of Men Living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Meta-synthesis.AIDS and behavior · 2024Pooled it
- The effect of a social network-based intervention on adherence to HIV preexposure prophylaxis and HIV viral suppression among Kenyan fishermen.AIDS (London, England) · 2025Trial
- Factors influencing improved adherence and retention among men living with human immunodeficiency virus in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2026Article
- Perceptions and experiences of men on antiretroviral treatment lost to follow-up in Govan Mbeki, Mpumalanga.Southern African journal of HIV medicine · 2026Article
- Interventions for reaching men to improve HIV Testing Services in sub-Saharan Africa: A narrative review.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2025Review
- Time-dependent predictors of loss to follow-up in HIV care in low-resource settings: A competing risks approach.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Challenges in the delivery of health services for people living with HIV in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a qualitative descriptive study among healthcare providers.Frontiers in health services · 2024Article
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Abstract
Purpose: Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) remains a global public health challenge and epidemic disease in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Retention in HIV care should be emphasized to reach", 95-95-95" the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) target by 2030. In Tanzania, in spite of existing strategies to ensure retention, loss to follow-up (LTFU) among HIV-infected men is still a common challenge. With limited studies focusing on men's population, little is known on their perspectives on factors contributing to LTFU. This study aimed to explore factors contributing to LTFU among men living with HIV/AIDS in the Kibaha district and to try to formulate strategies that work for men. Methods: The qualitative study using a phenomenological approach was conducted among 16 men with experience in LTFU from three HIV care and treatment clinics located in the Kibaha district. Purposive sampling was used to select informants for semi-structured in-depth interviews from August to December, 2021. The collected data was analyzed thematically. Results: The findings were grouped into three themes which highlightedthe contribution of individual factors, socio-economic factors and health system factors. These factors include anticipated HIV-related stigma, lack of disclosure of their HIV status to their partners, poor knowledge on HIV care, unbearable antiretroviral (ART) medication side effects, sharing of ART medications with their partners, perceived good health status, financial difficulties, work-related travels, demanding employment schedules, spiritual belief in faith healing, poor conduct among healthcare workers and loss of Care and Treatment Clinic (CTC) cards hindered their use of ART services at clinics. Conclusion: The findings from this study revealed linked multi-level factors that influence LTFU from HIV care among HIV-infected men. In order to retain men in HIV care, tailored intervention approaches should be formulated.
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