1031. Mobility and Structural Barriers Contribute to Loss to Follow up from HIV Care in Rural South Africa
Hannaford A, Moll A, Madondo T, Khoza B, Shenoi S. 1031. Mobility and Structural Barriers Contribute to Loss to Follow up from HIV Care in Rural South Africa. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s546-s546. PMCID: PMC7776485, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV careHIV transmissionRural South AfricaLongitudinal HIV careViral load suppressionRisk of tuberculosisRural settingsPatient-centered careStructural barriersART discontinuationPill fatigueART prescriptionMedian durationART accessPrimary careHIV knowledgeChronic careHealthcare workersHIV stigmaHigh riskPatient motivationSpecific clinicPrevents transmissionMajor precipitantSexual partnersMobility 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