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- Title
Mortality and loss-to-follow-up during the pre-treatment period in an antiretroviral therapy programme under normal health service conditions in Uganda.
- Authors
Amuron, Barbara; Namara, Geoffrey; Birungi, Josephine; Nabiryo, Christine; Levin, Jonathan; Grosskurth, Heiner; Coutinho, Alex; Jaffar, Shabbar
- Abstract
In many HIV programmes in Africa, patients are assessed clinically and prepared for antiretroviral treatment over a period of 4-12 weeks. Mortality rates following initiation of ART are very high largely because patients present late with advanced disease. The rates of mortality and retention during the pre-treatment period are not well understood. We conducted an observational study to determine these rates.
- Publication
BMC public health, 2009, Vol 9, p290
- ISSN
1471-2458
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1471-2458-9-290