Effect of Test and Treat on clinical outcomes in Nigeria: A national retrospective study
Marie-Claude C. Lavoie,
Akipu Ehoche,
Natalia Blanco
et al.
Abstract:Background
In Nigeria, results from the pilot of the Test and Treat strategy showed higher loss to follow up (LTFU) among people living with HIV compared to before its implementation. The aim of this evaluation was to assess the effects of antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation within 14 days on LTFU at 12 months and viral suppression.
Methods
We conducted a retrospective cohort study using routinely collected de-identified patient-level data hosted on the Nigeria National Data Repository from 1,007 facilit… Show more
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