Monitoring Adherence and Defaulting for Antiretroviral Therapy in 5 East African Countries: An Urgent Need for Standards
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- 14 July 2008
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- Vol. 7 (4) , 193-199
Abstract
Objectives: A cross-sectional survey was performed in 24 systems of care providing antiretroviral medications in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda to examine current practices in monitoring rates of treatment adherence and defaulting.Keywords
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