Contrasting predictors of poor antiretroviral therapy outcomes in two South African HIV programmes: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many national antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes encourage providers to identify and address baseline factors associated with poor treatment outcomes, including modifiable adherence-related behaviours, before initiating ART. However, evidence on such predictors is scarce, and providers judgement may often be inaccurate. To help address this evidence gap, this observational cohort study examined baseline factors potentially predictive of poor treatment outcomes in two ART programmes in South Africa, with a particular focus on determinants of adherence.

Methods

Treatment-naïve patients starting ART were enrolled from a community and a workplace ART programme. Potential baseline predictors associated with poor treatment outcomes (defined as viral load > 400 copi

SUBMITTER: Dahab M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2920888 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature