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| Title |
Patient Outcomes in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo After a Disruption in HIV Care Due to Decreased Global Fund Appropriations
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| Published in |
AIDS and Behavior, April 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10461-014-0761-8 |
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| Authors |
Anna Freeman, Modeste Kiumbu, Blaise Mwamba, Joseph Atibu, Henri Mukumbi, Louis Mwila, Christopher Cummiskey, Kristen Stolka, Jennifer Hemingway-Foday, Jamie E. Newman |
| Abstract |
This study examines care seeking behaviors, clinical outcomes, and satisfaction with care of HIV-positive adults in Lubumbashi, DRC, one year after a disruption in care due to decreased global fund appropriations. We describe outcomes before and after the disruption. We compared characteristics of those who completed the survey and those who did not using the Wald F test. Most patients sought care after the disruption and continued antiretroviral therapy (ART), though use of cotrimoxizole prophylaxis declined. Though there was little change in WHO clinical stage at the new site of care, the majority of participants lost weight, adherence decreased, support group participation dropped, and satisfaction with care worsened. Patients were more likely to participate in the study if they were taking ART. This study highlights the importance of provider-patient communication during a transfer and the vulnerability of pre-ART patients to becoming lost to follow-up. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 57 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 11 | 19% |
| Researcher | 8 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 7% |
| Librarian | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 12 | 21% |
| Unknown | 11 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 33% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 11% |
| Psychology | 5 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 5 | 9% |
| Unknown | 13 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 April 2014.
All research outputs
#7,612,318
of 23,849,058 outputs
Outputs from AIDS and Behavior
#1,310
of 3,566 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#72,394
of 228,224 outputs
Outputs of similar age from AIDS and Behavior
#17
of 57 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 3,566 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 7.0. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 62% of its peers.
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