The HIV care continuum among resident and non-resident populations found in venues in East Africa cross-border areas.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

HIV care and treatment in cross-border areas in East Africa face challenges perhaps not seen to the same extent in other geographic areas, particularly for mobile and migrant populations. Here, we estimate the proportion of people with HIV found in these cross-border areas in each stage of the HIV care and treatment cascade, including the proportion who knows their status, the proportion on treatment and the proportion virally suppressed.

Methods

Participants (n = 11,410) working or socializing in public places in selected East Africa cross border areas were recruited between June 2016 and February 2017 using the Priorities for Local AIDS Control Efforts method and administered a behavioural survey and rapid HIV test. This approach was designed to recruit a stra

SUBMITTER: Edwards JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6344908 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature