HIV viral load
June/July 2020: Impact of community-based multi-month dispensing of antiretroviral treatment on HIV patient retention and viral load suppression
Article and Study Summary: Outcomes of Three- Versus Six-Monthly Dispensing of Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) for Stable HIV Patients in Community ART Refill Groups: A Cluster-Randomized Trial in Zimbabwe Published in: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020;84(2):162-172....
April/May 2020: STREAM study finds point-of-care HIV viral load testing plus task shifting improves retention and viral load suppression
Article and Study Summary: Point-of-care HIV viral load testing combined with task shifting to improve treatment outcomes (STREAM): Findings from an open-label, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial Published in: Lancet HIV. 2020;7 (4):e229-e237....
Improving Utilization of HIV Viral Load Test Results Using a Quality Improvement Collaborative in Western Kenya
Rabkin M, Achwoka D, Akoth S, Boccanera R, Kimani M, Leting I, Madevu-Matson C, Mutei R, Nyaga L, Onyango C, Ouma C, Rondinelli I, Rumunyu P, Tsiouris F, Wakoli A, Walker L, Dougherty G J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2020 Jan 24:1-8. doi: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000158....