ArticleFrontiers in public health2023
HIV test-and-treat policy improves clinical outcomes in Zambian adults from Southern Province: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.
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- Systematic review and meta-analysis of retention and disengagement after initiation on antiretroviral therapy in low- and middle-income countries after the introduction of Universal Test and Treat policies.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2025Pooled it
- Retention and predictors of loss-to-follow-up among patients on antiretroviral therapy in the Test-and-Treat Era: evidence from a retrospective cohort study in Maputo, Mozambique.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Patterns of engagement in care during clients' first 12 months after HIV treatment initiation in Zambia: a retrospective cohort analysis using routinely collected data.BMJ global health · 2025Article
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- Anaemia and associated factors in people living with HIV on ART in Southern Province of Zambia.PloS one · 2025Article
- Changes in access to viral load testing, incidence rates of viral load suppression and rebound following the introduction of the 'universal test and treat' guidelines in Cameroon: A retrospective follow-up analysis.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Globally, most countries have implemented a test-and-treat policy to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with HIV infection. However, the impact of this strategy has not been critically appraised in many settings, including Zambia. We evaluated the retention and clinical outcomes of adults enrolled in antiretroviral therapy (ART) and assessed the impact of the test-and-treat policy. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study among 6,640 individuals who initiated ART between January 1, 2014 and July 31, 2016 [before test-and-treat cohort (BTT), Results: The median age [interquartile range (IQR)] was 34.8 years (28.0, 42.1), and 60.2% ( Conclusion: The retention rate and attrition factors improved in the ATT compared to the BTT cohorts. Drivers of retention were test-and-treat policy, older age, high BMI, rural residence, marital status, and WHO stage 1. Therefore, there is need for interventions targeting young people, urban residents, non-married people, and those in the symptomatic WHO stages and with low BMI. Our findings highlight improved ART retention after the implementation of the test-and-treat policy.
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