Evaluation of the impact of PEPFAR transition on retention in care in South Africa's Western Cape.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research on the impact of the PEPFAR transition in South Africa (SA) in 2012 found varying results in retention in care (RIC) of people living with HIV (PLWH).

Objectives

We investigated the factors that impacted RIC during the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) transition in Western Cape, South Africa in 2012.

Methods

We used aggregate data from 61 facilities supported by four non-governmental organizations from to 2007-2015. The main outcome was RIC at 12-months after antiretroviral therapy initiation for two time periods. We used quantile regression to estimate the effect of the PEPFAR pull-out and other predictors on RIC. The models were adjusted for various covariates.

Results

Regression models (50^th quantile) fo

SUBMITTER: Chiliza J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9882633 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature