Alarming attrition rates among HIV-infected individuals in pre-antiretroviral therapy care in Myanmar, 2001 – 2014

Retrospective cohort study

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 1 August 2016

• Country: Burma
• Document Type: Research Paper
• Theme: Health
• Authors: Oo, M.M., Gupta, Vivek, Aung, T.K., Kyaw, N.T.T., Oo, H.N. and Kumar, Ajay M.V.

Abstract

Assessed attrition (loss-to-follow-up [LTFU] and death) rates among HIV-infected individuals in pre-ART care and their associated factors over a 4-year period (June 2011–June 2014).

This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)

Citation

Myo Minn Oo, Vivek Gupta, Thet Ko Aung, Nang Thu Thu Kyaw, Htun Nyunt Oo, Ajay MV Kumar (2016) Alarming attrition rates among HIV-infected individuals in pre-antiretroviral therapy care in Myanmar, 2011-2014 Global Health Action

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Published 1 August 2016