Two-Year Death and Loss to Follow-Up Outcomes by Source of Referral to HIV Care for HIV-Infected Patients Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural Mozambique
Blevins M, José E, Bilhete FR, Vaz LM, Shepherd BE, Audet CM, Vermund SH, Moon TD. Two-Year Death and Loss to Follow-Up Outcomes by Source of Referral to HIV Care for HIV-Infected Patients Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural Mozambique. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2014, 31: 198-207. PMID: 25381732, PMCID: PMC4532902, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2014.0007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSource of referralCombination antiretroviral therapyRural Zambézia ProvinceReferral sitesAntiretroviral therapyAntenatal careGeneral outpatient clinicCumulative incidence estimatesAdditional unmeasured factorsCART initiationHIV careHazard ratioPatient characteristicsHIV testingMedian ageVoluntary counselingCox regressionOutpatient clinicKaplan-MeierPatient populationMedication pickupPatient outcomesInpatient careLTFUIncidence estimates