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SUBMITTER: Tenthani L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4009400 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tenthani Lyson L Haas Andreas D AD Tweya Hannock H Jahn Andreas A van Oosterhout Joep J JJ Chimbwandira Frank F Chirwa Zengani Z Ng'ambi Wingston W Bakali Alan A Phiri Sam S Myer Landon L Valeri Fabio F Zwahlen Marcel M Wandeler Gilles G Keiser Olivia O
AIDS (London, England) 20140201 4
<h4>Objective</h4>To explore the levels and determinants of loss to follow-up (LTF) under universal lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) for pregnant and breastfeeding women ('Option B+') in Malawi.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>We examined retention in care, from the date of ART initiation up to 6 months, for women in the Option B+ program. We analysed nationwide facility-level data on women who started ART at 540 facilities (n = 21,939), as well as individual-level data on patients ...[more]