Attrition Rates in HIV Viral Load Monitoring and Factors Associated With Overdue Testing Among Children Within South Africa’s Antiretroviral Treatment Program: Retrospective Descriptive Analysis
Attrition Rates in HIV Viral Load Monitoring and Factors Associated With Overdue Testing Among Children Within South Africa’s Antiretroviral Treatment Program: Retrospective Descriptive Analysis
Ahmad Haeri Mazanderani
1, 2, 3
, MBChB, MMed, PhD ;
Lebohang Radebe
1, 3
, BSc (Hons), MSc ;
Gayle G Sherman
1, 2, 3
, MBBCh, MMed, PhD
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Centre for HIV & STIs, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
3
Paediatric HIV Diagnostics Division, Wits Health Consortium, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Corresponding Author:
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Ahmad Haeri Mazanderani, MBChB, MMed, PhD
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Centre for HIV & STIs
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National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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National Health Laboratory Service
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1 Modderfontein Road
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Sandringham
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Johannesburg, 2031
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South Africa
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Phone:
27 826428609
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Email: ahmadh@nicd.ac.za