Better Retention in Care is a Cost-Effective Way to Improve Outcomes in HIV Disease
Summary
Survival losses from stopping care within one year since starting ART range from 74 to 81 months,” explains Elena Losina, PhD, a researcher at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), and lead author of the study.Co-authors include Hapsa Toure, Xavier Anglaret, Eric Baleste, Francois Dabis from INSERM U897, Institut de Sante´ Publique d’Epide´miologie et de De´veloppement (ISPED), Universite Victor Segalen, Bordeaux, Lauren Uhler, Rochelle P. Walensky, Kenneth A. Freedberg from Massachusetts General Hospital, A. David Paltiel from Yale University, Eugene Messou from CePReF, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, Milton C. Weinstein, PhD from Harvard School of Public Health.The study was funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the French Agence Nationale de Recherche sur le SIDA et les Hépatites Virales (ANRS).Survival losses from stopping care within one year since starting ART range from 74 to 81 months,” explains Elena Losina, PhD, a researcher at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), and lead author of the study.Co-authors include Hapsa Toure, Xavier Anglaret, Eric Baleste, Francois Dabis from INSERM U897, Institut de Sante´ Publique d’Epide´miologie et de De´veloppement (ISPED), Universite Victor Segalen, Bordeaux, Lauren Uhler, Rochelle P. Walensky, Kenneth A. Freedberg from Massachusetts General Hospital, A. David Paltiel from Yale University, Eugene Messou from CePReF, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, Milton C. Weinstein, PhD from Harvard School of Public Health.The study was funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the French Agence Nationale de Recherche sur le SIDA et les Hépatites Virales (ANRS).About Brigham and Womens Hospital:-Brigham and Womens Hospital (BWH) is a 777-bed nonprofit teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School and a founding member of Partners HealthCare, an integrated health care delivery network.