{"id":1923,"date":"2024-09-11T15:04:52","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T12:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/?p=1923"},"modified":"2024-09-11T15:05:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T12:05:41","slug":"what-predicts-loss-to-follow-up-in-art-experienced-adult-patients-in-the-tanga-region-tanzania-findings-from-a-retrospective-longitudinal-cohort-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/2024\/09\/11\/what-predicts-loss-to-follow-up-in-art-experienced-adult-patients-in-the-tanga-region-tanzania-findings-from-a-retrospective-longitudinal-cohort-study\/","title":{"rendered":"What predicts loss to follow-up in ART experienced adult patients in the Tanga region, Tanzania? Findings from a retrospective longitudinal cohort study\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-11-at-15.02.11-1024x386.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-11-at-15.02.11-1024x386.png 1024w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-11-at-15.02.11-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-11-at-15.02.11-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-11-at-15.02.11-1536x579.png 1536w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-11-at-15.02.11-2048x772.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs have expanded rapidly, and they are now accessible free of charge, yet &#8220;loss to follow-up, LTFU&#8221; is still a national public health issue. LTFU may result in treatment failure, hospitalization, increased risk of opportunistic infections and drug-resistant strains, and shortening the quality of life. This study described the rates and predictors of LTFU among adults living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) on ART in the Tanga region, Tanzania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12879-023-08063-9\">Download Research Paper<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs have expanded rapidly, and they are now accessible free of charge, yet &#8220;loss to follow-up, LTFU&#8221; is still a national public health issue. 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