Early tracking after a missed return visit reduces the proportion of untraceable patients at a large HIV clinic in Kampala, Uganda

A. Nakiwogga-Muwanga; J. Musaazi; E. Katabira; S. Alamo-Talisuna; R. Colebunders

doi:10.1177/2325957414530471

Early tracking after a missed return visit reduces the proportion of untraceable patients at a large HIV clinic in Kampala, Uganda

A. Nakiwogga-Muwanga, J. Musaazi, E. Katabira, S. Alamo-Talisuna, R. Colebunders

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To determine the optimal time to track patients, we evaluated the outcomes of patients traced after missing their return visits at 3 periods, 8, 30, or 90 days, at the Infectious Diseases Clinic in Kampala, Uganda. During the study period from January to December 2011, the proportion of untraceable patients was 2 (4%) after 8 days, 12 (10%) after 30 days, and 13 (15%) after 90 days. More than 75% of the patients who died had a CD4 count of

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
Volume	15
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	338-344
Number of pages	7
ISSN	2325-9574
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/2325957414530471
Publication status	Published - 2016

Keywords

Viral diseases
HIV
AIDS
HAART
Antiretrovirals
Follow-up
Compliance
Patient care management
Timing
CD4-positive-T-lymphocytes
Uganda
Africa-East

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In: Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2016, p. 338-344.

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Early tracking after a missed return visit reduces the proportion of untraceable patients at a large HIV clinic in Kampala, Uganda

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