Retention and Viral Suppression Among Adolescents Newly Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Adult HIV Care in Lima, Peru: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Published data on outcomes among adolescents newly initiating antiretroviral treatment in the Latin American context are sparse. We estimated the frequency of sustained retention with viral load suppression (i.e., successful transition) and identified predictors of successful transition into adult care among youth (aged 14-21 years) with recently acquired HIV in Lima, Peru.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted among 184 adolescents and young adults who initiated antiretroviral therapy in an adult public sector HIV clinic between June 2014 and June 2019. Sustained retention (no loss-to-follow-up or death) with viral suppression was calculated for the first 12 and 24 months following treatment initiation. We conducted regression analyses to assess factors

SUBMITTER: Niwa M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10842947 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature