Determinants of loss to follow-up among HIV positive patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in a test and treat setting: A retrospective cohort study in Masaka, Uganda

Julius Kiwanuka; Jacinta Mukulu Waila; Methuselah Muhindo Kahungu; Jonathan Kitonsa; Noah Kiwanuka

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0217606

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Determinants of loss to follow-up among HIV positive patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in a test and treat setting: A retrospective cohort study in Masaka, Uganda

Julius Kiwanuka ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Julius Kiwanuka, Jonathan Kitonsa, Noah Kiwanuka

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: Jkiwanuka74@gmail.com, Julius.Kiwanuka@aidshealth.org

Affiliations AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Kampala, Uganda, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Makerere University Kampala, Uganda

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9442-1719

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Jacinta Mukulu Waila ,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

¶^‡ These authors contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Makerere University Kampala, Uganda
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Methuselah Muhindo Kahungu ,

Roles Writing – review & editing

¶^‡ These authors contributed equally to this work.

Affiliations AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Kampala, Uganda, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Makerere University Kampala, Uganda
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Jonathan Kitonsa ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Julius Kiwanuka, Jonathan Kitonsa, Noah Kiwanuka

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Makerere University Kampala, Uganda, Medical Research Council / Uganda Virus Research Institute & London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda
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Noah Kiwanuka

Contributed equally to this work with: Julius Kiwanuka, Jonathan Kitonsa, Noah Kiwanuka

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Makerere University Kampala, Uganda
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Determinants of loss to follow-up among HIV positive patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in a test and treat setting: A retrospective cohort study in Masaka, Uganda

Julius Kiwanuka,
Jacinta Mukulu Waila,
Methuselah Muhindo Kahungu,
Jonathan Kitonsa,
Noah Kiwanuka

Published: April 7, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217606

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