Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Anna Mia Ekstrom

Publications

• Research Article
  Factors Associated with Attrition from HIV Care during the First Year after Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation in Kenya
  Author(s): Mia Liisa van der Kop, Anna Mia Ekstrom, Opondo Awiti-Ujiji, Michael H Chung, Daljeet Mahal, Lehana Thabane, Lawrence Gelmon, Joshua Kimani and Richard Todd LesterMia Liisa van der Kop, Anna Mia Ekstrom, Opondo Awiti-Ujiji, Michael H Chung, Daljeet Mahal, Lehana Thabane, Lawrence Gelmon, Joshua Kimani and Richard Todd Lester
  
  Objectives: A secondary analysis of clinical trial data was used to: (1) estimate retention one year after antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation; (2) determine factors associated with attrition; and (3) investigate whether participants deemed lost to follow-up (LTFU) were still engaged with the clinic through an interactive mobile phone intervention. Methods: Between 2007 and 2008, adults initiating ART were recruited from three clinics in Kenya. Telephone and community tracing were undertaken to track participants who did not attend their 12-month appointment. Logistic regression was used to determine the association between an interactive text-messaging intervention, purposively selected clinical and socio-demographic factors, and attrition. Data on participant engagement with the text-messaging intervention were extracted from a communications log. Results: Data from 538 particip.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000354

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