%0 Journal Article %J PLoS medicine %D 2009 %T Cost-effectiveness of preventing loss to follow-up in HIV treatment programs: a Côte d'Ivoire appraisal. %A Losina, Elena %A Touré, Hapsatou %A Uhler, Lauren M %A Anglaret, Xavier %A Paltiel, A David %A Balestre, Eric %A Walensky, Rochelle P %A Messou, Eugène %A Weinstein, Milton C %A Dabis, François %A Freedberg, Kenneth A %K Anti-HIV Agents %K Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active %K Cost-Benefit Analysis %K Cote d'Ivoire %K Developing Countries %K Follow-Up Studies %K Health Care Costs %K HIV Infections %K Humans %K Life Expectancy %K Treatment Outcome %N 10 %P e1000173 %R 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000173 %V 6 %X 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. %8 2009 Oct