Treatment interruption in HIV positive patients followed up in Cameroon's antiretroviral treatment program: individual and healthcare supply related factors (ANRS ‐12288 EVOLCam survey)

ConclusionsBesides identifying individual factors of TI>2d, our study highlighted the role of healthcare supply‐related factors in shaping TI in Cameroon's ART program, especially the deleterious effect of ART stock‐outs. Our results also suggest that the high proportion of patients reporting TI could jeopardize progress in the fight against HIV in the country, unless effective measures are quickly implemented like ensuring the continuity of ART supply.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: Tropical Medicine and International Health - January 1, 2018 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Christelle Tong, Marie Suzan ‐Monti, Luis Sagaon‐Teyssier, Mohamed Mimi, Christian Laurent, Gwenaëlle Maradan, Marie‐Thérèse Mengue, Bruno Spire, Christopher Kuaban, Laurent Vidal, Sylvie Boyer Tags: Original Article Source Type: research