Interventions to improve early retention of patients in antiretroviral therapy programmes in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several interventions to improve long term retention (12 months and above) on treatment have been rigorously evaluated in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, research on interventions to improve retention of patients in the early stages of treatment (6 months) during this era of Universal Test and Treat has only recently emerged. The aim of this study is to systematically map evidence of interventions used to improve early retention of patients in antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes in SSA.

Methods

We searched PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane electronic databases to identify studies describing interventions aimed at improving early retention in ART treatment. We applied the methodological frameworks by Arksey and O'Malley (2005) and Levac et al. (2010). We also foll

SUBMITTER: Muhula S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8827476 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature