A descriptive retrospective study on HIV care cascade in a tertiary hospital in the Philippines.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The HIV care cascade is a model used to examine the engagement of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in medical care from the time of diagnosis to sustained viral suppression. This study describes the stages of the cascade from linkage to care, antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation, retention in care, and virologic suppression- at the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) STD/AIDS Guidance and Intervention Prevention (SAGIP) treatment hub in the context of existing cascades with similar demographics.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients enrolled at the UP-PGH SAGIP treatment hub from June 2015 to December 2017. Baseline demographic and clinical data were collected, relevant to each stage of the cascade. D

SUBMITTER: Nepomuceno M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9888700 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature