A continuum of HIV care describing mortality and loss to follow-up: a longitudinal cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The cross-sectional HIV care continuum is widely used to assess the success of HIV care programmes among populations of people with HIV and the potential for ongoing transmission. We aimed to investigate whether a longitudinal continuum, which incorporates loss to follow-up and mortality, might provide further insights about the performance of care programmes.

Methods

In this longitudinal cohort study, we included individuals who entered the UK Collaborative HIV Cohort (CHIC) study between Jan 1, 2000, and Dec 31, 2004, and were linked to the national HIV cohort database (HIV and AIDS Reporting System). For each month during a 10 year follow up period, we classified individuals into one of ten distinct categories according to engagement in care, antiretroviral the

SUBMITTER: Jose S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5990495 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature