Viral suppression and adherence in adolescents living with HIV in rural Tanzania
Adolescents in this rural cohort remain far behind the UNAIDS 95% viral suppression target with only 78% being virally suppressed. The weak to moderate associations between adherence assessment and viral suppression. Adolescents' HIV care models need to be strengthened in order to achieve viral suppression goals in this population.
Authors
- Dorcas Mnzava
- Getrud Joseph Mollel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4294-0696)
- Maja Weisser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0134-1929)
- James Okuma
- Ezekiel Luoga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7979-3132)
- Fiona Vanobberghen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8908-0953)
- George Sigalla
- Lilian Moshi
- Tracy R. Glass (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7075-9803)
- Daniel H. Paris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-5987)
Institutions
- Ifakara Health Institute (TZ)
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)
- University of Basel (CH)
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
- St. Francis Referral Hospital (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0315866
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.95