Initiation of antiretroviral therapy and viral suppression after home HIV testing and counselling in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and Mbarara district, Uganda: a prospective, observational intervention study.

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Abstract

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) significantly decreases HIV-associated morbidity, mortality, and HIV transmission through HIV viral load suppression. In high HIV prevalence settings, outreach strategies are needed to find asymptomatic HIV positive persons, link them to HIV care and ART, and achieve viral suppression.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Lancet HIV

Title: The lancet. HIV

ISSN (Electronic): 2352-3018

Publication date (Electronic): Nov 2014

Volume: 1

Issue: 2

Affiliations

[1 ] Departments of Global Health and Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA ; Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA.

[2 ] Human Sciences Research Council, Sweetwaters, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

[3 ] Integrated Community-Based Initiatives, Kabwohe, Uganda.

[4 ] Departments of Global Health and Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

[5 ] Departments of Global Health and Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA ; Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

[6 ] Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA ; Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.

Article

Mid ID: NIHMS638538

DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(14)70024-4

PMC ID: 4292844

PubMed ID: 25601912

SO-VID: c8ee50a4-49bb-4709-89c3-ecdf868df5f3

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Keywords: Community-based HIV testing and counseling (HTC),HIV infectiousness,HIV prevention and care,community viral load,home HTC,linkage to care,point-of-care CD4

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Keywords: Community-based HIV testing and counseling (HTC), HIV infectiousness, HIV prevention and care, community viral load, home HTC, linkage to care, point-of-care CD4

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