2020
764. Correlates of Lost to Follow-up Among Newly Diagnosed Older People with HIV in Ukraine
Allen A, Zeziulin O, Postnov O, Rozanova J, Litz T, Zaviryukha I, Kiriazova T, Shenoi S. 764. Correlates of Lost to Follow-up Among Newly Diagnosed Older People with HIV in Ukraine. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s427-s428. PMCID: PMC7777685, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV clinicSecond largest HIV epidemicMethods Retrospective chart reviewOlder peopleRetrospective chart reviewTime of diagnosisAdjusted odds ratioLargest HIV epidemicMultivariate logistic regressionHIV service deliveryResource-limited settingsCorrelates of lossHIV careART prescriptionChart reviewClinical characteristicsYounger patientsHIV outcomesMedian agePoor outcomeHIV epidemicOdds ratioFirst appointmentLTFUHIVMobility and structural barriers in rural South Africa contribute to loss to follow up from HIV care
Hannaford A, Moll AP, Madondo T, Khoza B, Shenoi SV. Mobility and structural barriers in rural South Africa contribute to loss to follow up from HIV care. AIDS Care 2020, 33: 1436-1444. PMID: 32856470, PMCID: PMC8043244, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2020.1808567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV careRural South AfricaHIV transmissionLongitudinal HIV careViral load suppressionRisk of tuberculosisRural settingsStructural barriersART discontinuationPill fatigueMedian durationMixed-methods evaluationART accessMajor precipitantFuture interventionsCareDistant clinicsPLWHFamily needsConvenience samplingSocial supportMethods evaluationLTFUDiscontinuationMajor contributor
2017
Predictors of loss to follow-up among patients on ART at a rural hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Arnesen R, Moll AP, Shenoi SV. Predictors of loss to follow-up among patients on ART at a rural hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0177168. PMID: 28542309, PMCID: PMC5443492, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary health clinicsPredictors of lossART clinicsSouth African HIV clinicAntiretroviral therapy accessInadequate medical recordsCells/μLART initiationLow CD4LTFU ratesCD4 countHIV careHIV clinicHIV outcomesRetrospective reviewMedical recordsHealth clinicsTherapy accessHigh riskLTFUPatientsRural hospitalsRural South AfricaNovel interventionsClinic