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Same-day antiretroviral therapy initiation for HIV-infected adults in South Africa: Analysis of routine data

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  • Rivka R Lilian
  • Kate Rees
  • James A McIntyre
  • Helen E Struthers
  • Remco P H Peters

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Same-day initiation (SDI) of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been recommended to improve ART programme outcomes in South Africa since August 2017. This study assessed implementation of SDI over time in two South African districts, describing the characteristics of same-day initiators and evaluating the impact of SDI on retention in ART care. Routine data were analysed for HIV-infected adults who were newly initiating ART in Johannesburg or Mopani Districts between October 2017 and June 2018. Characteristics of same-day ART initiators were compared to later initiators, and losses to follow-up (LTFU) to six months were assessed using Kaplan Meier survival analysis and multivariate logistic regression. The dataset comprised 32 290 records (29 964 from Johannesburg and 2 326 from Mopani). The overall rate of SDI was 40.4% (n = 13 038), increasing from 30.3% in October 2017 to 54.2% in June 2018. Same-day ART initiators were younger, more likely to be female and presented with less advanced clinical disease than those initiating treatment at later times following diagnosis (p

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  • Rivka R Lilian & Kate Rees & James A McIntyre & Helen E Struthers & Remco P H Peters, 2020. "Same-day antiretroviral therapy initiation for HIV-infected adults in South Africa: Analysis of routine data," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(1), pages 1-13, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0227572
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227572
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