Excellent Clinical Outcomes and High Retention in Care Among Adults in a Community-Based HIV Treatment Program in Rural Rwanda
Rich M, Miller A, Niyigena P, Franke M, Niyonzima J, Socci A, Drobac P, Hakizamungu M, Mayfield A, Ruhayisha R, Epino H, Stulac S, Cancedda C, Karamaga A, Niyonzima S, Yarbrough C, Fleming J, Amoroso C, Mukherjee J, Murray M, Farmer P, Binagwaho A. Excellent Clinical Outcomes and High Retention in Care Among Adults in a Community-Based HIV Treatment Program in Rural Rwanda. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2012, 59: e35-e42. PMID: 22156912, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31824476c4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-based antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapyCommunity health workersHealth workersCD4 T-cell count increaseT-cell count increaseRetrospective medical record reviewCohort of patientsFree antiretroviral therapyHIV treatment programsMedical record reviewExcellent clinical outcomesRural health centersRural RwandaAdult patientsCommunity-based ART programMiddle-income countriesNutritional supportClinical outcomesOutcome benchmarksRecord reviewTuberculosis screeningExcellent outcomesHIV treatmentHIV programs