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. 2007:1:21-7.
doi: 10.2174/1874613600701010021. Epub 2007 Dec 13.

A cluster-randomised trial to compare home-based with health facility-based antiretroviral treatment in Uganda: study design and baseline findings

Barbara Amuron  1 , Alex Coutinho, Heiner Grosskurth, Christine Nabiryo, Josephine Birungi, Geoffrey Namara, Jonathan Levin, Peter G Smith, Shabbar Jaffar
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A cluster-randomised trial to compare home-based with health facility-based antiretroviral treatment in Uganda: study design and baseline findings

Barbara Amuron et al. Open AIDS J. 2007.

Abstract

The scale-up of antiretroviral therapy is progressing rapidly in Africa but with a limited evidence-base. We report the baseline results from a large pragmatic cluster-randomised trial comparing different strategies of ART delivery. The trial is integrated in normal health service delivery. 1453 subjects were recruited into the study. Significantly more women (71%) than men (29%) were recruited. The WHO HIV clinical stage at presentation did not differ significantly between men and women: 58% and 53% respectively were at WHO stage III or IV (p=0.9). Median CD4 counts (IQR) x 106 cells/l were 98 (28, 160) among men and 111 (36, 166) among women. Sixty-four percent of women and 61% men had plasma viral load > or =100,000 copies. Baseline characteristics did not change over time. Considerably fewer men than women presented for treatment. Both men and women presented at an advanced stage with very low median CD4 count and high plasma viral load.

Keywords: Africa; Cluster-randomised trial; Home-based HIV care; antiretroviral therapy; baseline characteristics; effectiveness trial; equity..

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