Patient retention in antiretroviral therapy programs in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

S Rosen, MP Fox, CJ Gill - PLoS medicine, 2007 - journals.plos.org
Background Long-term retention of patients in Africa's rapidly expanding antiretroviral
therapy (ART) programs for HIV/AIDS is essential for these programs' success but has …

Effects of a mobile phone short message service on antiretroviral treatment adherence in Kenya (WelTel Kenya1): a randomised trial

RT Lester, P Ritvo, EJ Mills, A Kariri, S Karanja… - The Lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Background Mobile (cell) phone communication has been suggested as a method to
improve delivery of health services. However, data on the effects of mobile health …

Mobile phone technologies improve adherence to antiretroviral treatment in a resource-limited setting: a randomized controlled trial of text message reminders

C Pop-Eleches, H Thirumurthy, JP Habyarimana… - Aids, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: There is limited evidence on whether growing mobile phone availability in sub-
Saharan Africa can be used to promote high adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). This …

Validity/reliability of PHQ-9 and PHQ-2 depression scales among adults living with HIV/AIDS in western Kenya

PO Monahan, E Shacham, M Reece, K Kroenke… - Journal of general …, 2009 - Springer
Background Depression greatly burdens sub-Saharan Africa, especially populations living
with HIV/AIDS, for whom few validated depression scales exist. Patient Health Questionnaire …

The proportion of loss to follow-up from antiretroviral therapy (ART) and its association with age among adolescents living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic …

CT Leshargie, D Demant, S Burrowes, J Frawley - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a global health threat, especially
in develo** countries. The successful scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs to …

Responding to the HIV pandemic: the power of an academic medical partnership

RM Einterz, S Kimaiyo, HNK Mengech… - Academic …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Partnerships between academic medical center (AMCs) in North America and the
develo** world are uniquely capable of fulfilling the tripartite needs of care, training, and …

Understanding reasons for and outcomes of patients lost to follow-up in antiretroviral therapy programs in Africa through a sampling-based approach

EH Geng, DR Bangsberg, N Musinguzi… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Losses to follow-up after initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) are common in
Africa and are a considerable obstacle to understanding the effectiveness of nascent …

[PDF][PDF] Early loss of HIV-infected patients on potent antiretroviral therapy programmes in lower-income countries

MWG Brinkhof, F Dabis, L Myer… - Bulletin of the World …, 2008 - SciELO Public Health
OBJECTIVE: To analyse the early loss of patients to antiretroviral therapy (ART)
programmes in resource-limited settings. METHODS: Using data on 5491 adult patients …

Gender differences in survival among adult patients starting antiretroviral therapy in South Africa: a multicentre cohort study

M Cornell, M Schomaker, DB Garone, J Giddy… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Increased mortality among men on antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been
documented but remains poorly understood. We examined the magnitude of and risk factors …

Recommendations for surveillance of transmitted HIV drug resistance in countries scaling up antiretroviral treatment

DE Bennett, M Myatt, S Bertagnolio… - Antiviral …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) threshold
survey method was developed for surveillance of transmitted HIVDR in resource-limited …