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. 2015 Oct 14:22:139.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.22.139.4981. eCollection 2015.

Seven year review of retention in HIV care and treatment in federal medical centre Ido-Ekiti

Oluwoleadeyemi Babatunde  1 , Olujide John Ojo  1 , Oladele Ademola Atoyebi  1 , David Sylvanus Ekpo  1 , Adebusuyi Opeyemi Ogundana  2 , Temitope Oluseun Olaniyan  1 , John Adeyemi Owoade  3
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Seven year review of retention in HIV care and treatment in federal medical centre Ido-Ekiti

Oluwoleadeyemi Babatunde et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

Introduction: Poor retention of patients in care is a major driver of poor performance and increased morbidity and mortality in HIV/AIDS programme despite the expansion and advancement Anti-retroviral Therapy (ART). The objective of this study is to assess retention rates and possible determining factors in People Living with HIV (PLHIV) on ART.

Methods: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted in Federal Medical Center, Ido-Ekiti, Nigeria. Medical records of clients who were enrolled in ART Care and support unit (HIV Clinic) of the health facility from 2005 to 2012 were reviewed and analyzed using SPSS version 16. A total of 621 client records were reviewed for basic demographic information, CD4 count, WHO stage, number of follow-up visit, client ART status and client retention status (defined as client attending at least one clinic visit in 2012.

Results: A total of 347(63%) patients were retained in care and 208(37%) were not retained over the seven year review period. Retention was statistically significant with age (P-value 0.031), ART status (P-value 0.000) baseline CD4 (P-value 0.004), year of diagnosis and ART initiation (P-value= 0.027). Poor retention was associated decreasing age, pre-ART client, HIV stage 1&IV client and baseline CD4 above 400cell/mm(3).

Conclusion: Retention in care of PLHIV is a minimum necessary condition for maintaining or restoring health in the long run. The strategies to sustain and improve retention rate should be adopted to maximize ART benefits. A follow-up study on other factors affecting retention from diagnosis to long term retention ART programme is recommended.

Keywords: AIDS; CD4; HIV; antiretroviral; retention.

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Distribution of patients’ retention status
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Number of clinic days among the retained clients
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