Effect of eliminating CD4-count thresholds on HIV treatment initiation in South Africa: an empirical modeling study

Background: The World Health Organization recommends initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) regardless of CD4 count. We assessed the effect of ART eligibility on treatment uptake and simulated the impact of WHO’s recommendations in South Africa. Methods We conducted an empirical analysis of cohort...

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Hauptverfasser: Bor, Jacob (VerfasserIn) , Bärnighausen, Till (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: June 15, 2017
In: PLOS ONE
Year: 2017, Jahrgang: 12, Heft: 6
ISSN:1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0178249
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178249
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Verfasserangaben:Jacob Bor, Shahira Ahmed, Matthew P. Fox, Sydney Rosen, Gesine Meyer-Rath, Ingrid T. Katz, Frank Tanser, Deenan Pillay, Till Bärnighausen

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