HIV viral suppression in Oman: Encouraging progress toward achieving the United Nations ‘third 90’

Autor: Faryal Khamis, Adil Al-Baloushi, Ali Elgalib, Zainab Mohammed, Kawthar Al-Aamri, Halima Al-Sawafi, Jyothish Raju, Ahmed Nada, Zeyana Al-Habsi, Hanan Al-Kindi, Samir S. Shah, Bina Kamble, Noreen Oliveros, Saad Al-Alawi, Abdul Wahab, George Prasad, Idris Al-Abaidani, Shakil Akhwand, Maha Al-Fouri, Khalifa Al-Naabi, Saada Al-Riyami, Suad Al-Mukhaini, Khalid Al-Shardi, Anantha Narayan, Ahmed Hussein, Rajeev Kashyp, Jokha Al-Ghafri, Salma Al-Badi, Bilal Hussain, Seif Al-Abri, Jalila Al-Noumani, Amal Al-Maani, Huda N. Al-Mashani, Muna Al-Shukri, Asma Suleimani
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 71, Iss C, Pp 94-99 (2018)
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.04.795
Popis: Objective: To assess the impact of capacity-building interventions introduced by the Oman National AIDS Programme on the quality of HIV care in the country. Methods: HIV viral load (VL) suppression and loss to follow-up (LTFU) rates were calculated for the period before (in December 2015; n = 1098) and after (in June 2017; n = 1185) the introduction of the interventions: training, support, and care pathway development. Three HIV VL cuts-offs at last measurement in the year of interest were used to define VL suppression. Results: In the intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis, rates of VL
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