Improving retention in HIV care among adolescents and adults in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adolescents living with HIV are an underserved population, with poor retention in HIV health care services and high mortality, who are in need of targeted effective interventions. We conducted a literature review to identify strategies that could be adapted to meet the needs of adolescents living with HIV.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Web of Science, Popline, USAID's AIDSFree Resource Library, and the USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse for relevant studies published within a recent five-year period. Studies were included if they described interventions to improve the retention in care of HIV-positive patients who are initiating or already receiving antiretroviral therapy in low- and middle-income countries. To assess the quality of the studies, we used th

SUBMITTER: Murray KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5621671 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature