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Who are they? Identifying risk factors of loss to follow up among HIV+ patients on care and treatment in Dar es Salaam

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2014

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Machumi, Lameck C, Expeditho Mtisi, Irene Andrew, David Sando, Humphrey Mkali, Enju Liu, Ellen Hertzmark, Donna Spiegelman, Wafaie Fawzi, and Guerino Chalamilla. 2014. “Who Are They? Identifying Risk Factors of Loss to Follow up Among HIV+ Patients on Care and Treatment in Dar Es Salaam.” BMC Infectious Diseases 14 (Suppl 2): P78. doi:10.1186/1471-2334-14-s2-p78.

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Loss to follow up (LTFU) is a challenge in care and treatment programs in Sub Saharan Africa, Tanzania included. We analyzed risk factors LTFU among HIV+ patients receiving care and treatment in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in order to inform strategies to retain patients in care and treatment services.

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