Objective: To characterize patient and programmatic factors associated with retention in care
during the pre-antiretroviral therapy (ART) period and linkage to ART care. Design …

Background: We previously published systematic reviews of retention in care after
antiretroviral therapy initiation among general adult populations in sub-Saharan Africa. We …

Background Few estimates exist of the life expectancy of HIV-positive adults receiving
antiretroviral treatment (ART) in low-and middle-income countries. We aimed to estimate the …

Introduction Several approaches have been taken to reduce pre‐antiretroviral therapy (ART)
losses between HIV testing and ART initiation in low‐and middle‐income countries, but a …

This systematic review assesses the published literature to describe the landscape of mobile
health technology (mHealth) for HIV/AIDS and the evidence supporting the use of these …

Over the past decade, there has been a massive scale-up of primary and secondary
prevention services to reduce the population-wide incidence of HIV. However, the impact of …

Background. South Africa's National Strategic Plan (NSP) for 2007-2011 aimed to achieve
new antiretroviral treatment (ART) enrolment numbers equal to 80% of the number of newly …

Background Private health facilities are increasingly being recognized as the neglected
partner in the provision of HIV services. The non-adherence rate in the study sites ranged …

Women are frequently depicted as the face of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa (SAA)[1–3], where
they comprise nearly 58% of all reported HIV infections [4]. Donor dollars, policies and HIV …

Background Women have better patient outcomes in HIV care and treatment than men in
sub-Saharan Africa. We assessed—at the population level—whether and to what extent …