| Title | Cost-effectiveness of preventing loss to follow-up in HIV treatment programs: a Côte d'Ivoire appraisal. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | Losina, Elena, Hapsatou Touré, Lauren M. Uhler, Xavier Anglaret, David A. Paltiel, Eric Balestre, Rochelle P. Walensky, Eugène Messou, Milton C. Weinstein, François Dabis, and Kenneth A. Freedberg |
| Corporate Authors | ART-LINC Collaboration of International Epidemiological Databases to Evaluate AIDS(IeDEA), and CEPAC International investigators |
| Journal | PLoS medicine |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pagination | e1000173 |
| Date Published | 2009 Oct |
| ISSN | 1549-1676 |
| Keywords | Anti-HIV Agents, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Cote d'Ivoire, Developing Countries, Follow-Up Studies, Health Care Costs, HIV Infections, Humans, Life Expectancy, Treatment Outcome |
| Abstract | Data from HIV treatment programs in resource-limited settings show extensive rates of loss to follow-up (LTFU) ranging from 5% to 40% within 6 mo of antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation. Our objective was to project the clinical impact and cost-effectiveness of interventions to prevent LTFU from HIV care in West Africa. |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000173 |
| Alternate Journal | PLoS Med. |
