Near point-of-care HIV viral load testing: Cascade after high viral load in suburban Yangon, Myanmar.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

HIV viral load (VL) testing in resource-limited settings is often centralised, limiting access. In Myanmar, we assessed outcomes according to VL access and the VL cascade (case management after a first high VL result) before and after near point-of-care (POC) VL was introduced.

Methods

Routine programme data from people living with HIV (PLHIV) on antiretroviral therapy (ART) were used. We assessed the odds of getting a VL test done by year. Attrition and mortality two years after ART initiation were compared between three groups of PLHIV with different access to VL testing using Kaplan-Meier analysis. We compared VL cascades in those with a first VL result before and after near POC VL testing became available. With logistic regression, predictors of confirmed vi

SUBMITTER: Tun NN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10101411 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature