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Characteristics of adult patients who are lost to follow-up in antiretroviral roll out clinics – Gauteng, South Africa

The global commitment by governments throughout the world to scaling up access to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in response to the crisis imposed by the HIV epidemic has resulted in a large number of people living with Human Immune-deficiency Virus (HIV) worldwide. According to statistics provided by the World Health Organization (WHO), there were approximately 35 million people living with HIV (PLWHIV) in 2012.1This large number of PLWHIV observed in recent years reflects the life-prolonging benefit effects of ART. / Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2014. / School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH) / MSc / Unrestricted

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:up/oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/84053
Date11 1900
CreatorsMolefe, Thuthukile
ContributorsKinkel, F., hfkinkel@foundation.co.za, Wolvaardt, L.
PublisherUniversity of Pretoria
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDissertation
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