Male, Mobile, and Moneyed: Loss to Follow-Up vs. Transfer of Care in an Urban African Antiretroviral Treatment Clinic.

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Marson, Kara G; Tapia, Kenneth; Kohler, Pamela; McGrath, Christine J; John-Stewart, Grace C; Richardson, Barbra A; Njoroge, Julia W; Kiarie, James N; Sakr, Samah R; Chung, Michael H

Source:

PloS one, Volume 8, Issue 10, p.e78900 (2013)

Keywords:

2013, November 2013, Public Health Sciences Division

Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to analyze characteristics, reasons for transferring, and reasons for discontinuing care among patients defined as lost to follow-up (LTFU) from an antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinic in Nairobi, Kenya.