Attrition rate of antiretroviral therapy and its influencing factors among Chinese people living with HIV/AIDS: a meta-analysis and system review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To systematically evaluate the attrition rate of PWH undergoing ART and its influencing factors.

Methods

We systematically searched Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, VIP, WanFang, CNKI, and the Chinese Biomedical Literature Database for studies on the attrition rate and/or influencing factors of ART in PWH. The search period covered from database inception to January 2025. Two researchers independently screened the literature, extracted data, and appraised the quality of the included studies. Data analyses were performed using RevMan 5.3 and Stata 16.0 software.

Results

A total of 19 studies were ultimately included, of which 11 were cohort studies, 4 were case-control studies, and 4 were cross-sectional studies. The meta-analysis showed

SUBMITTER: Jing F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12639771 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature