Viral load suppression and retention in care among children and adolescents receiving multi-month anti-retroviral therapy refills: a program data review in Uganda
CALHIV receiving multi-month ART including 6 months dispensation had better VL suppression rates. Retention rates however didn't differ by multi-month dispensing categories as observed among adults in the interval trial. We recommend multi-month ART dispensation including more than 6 months among CALHIV irrespective of their age, clinical stage, and history of prior co-morbidities.
Authors
- Albert Maganda
- Patricia Nahirya-Ntege
- Rogers N. Ssebunya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1625-1579)
- Alexander Mugume
- Peter Elyanu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4075-622X)
- Winnie Akobye
- Dithan Kiragga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4103-7690)
- Bridget Ainembabazi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9761-227X)
- Denise J. Birungi
Institutions
- Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-12-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-05295-9
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.50
Funders
- United States Agency for International Development
- U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief