Five-year Outcomes Among Children Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in a Community-based Accompaniment Program in Rural Rwanda

Five-year Outcomes Among Children Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in a Community-based Accompaniment Program in Rural Rwanda

Of 277 HIV-infected children in rural Rwanda enrolled in a community-based accompaniment program, 95.0% were retained in care 5 years after treatment initiation, with only 9 (3.3%) deaths and 3 (1.1%) defaults. Of 235 (84.8%) children with a documented viral load result, 201 (85.5%) demonstrated vir...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2016-11, Vol.35 (11), p.1222-1224
Hauptverfasser: Cyamatare Rwabukwisi, Felix, Hedt-Gauthier, Bethany L, Ribakare, Muhayimpundu, Mukamana, Joyce, Gatesi, Yvonne, Stulac, Sara, Drobac, Peter, Amoroso, Cheryl L, Gupta, Neil
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Of 277 HIV-infected children in rural Rwanda enrolled in a community-based accompaniment program, 95.0% were retained in care 5 years after treatment initiation, with only 9 (3.3%) deaths and 3 (1.1%) defaults. Of 235 (84.8%) children with a documented viral load result, 201 (85.5%) demonstrated viral load suppression (
ISSN:0891-3668
1532-0987
DOI:10.1097/INF.0000000000001281