Prevalence of nonsuppressed viral load and associated factors among HIV‐positive adults receiving antiretroviral therapy in Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe (2015 to 2017): results from population‐based nationally representative surveys

The global target for 2020 is that ≥90% of people living with HIV (PLHIV) receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) will achieve viral load suppression (VLS). We examined VLS and its determinants among adults receiving ART for at least four months.

• Publication year

  2020

• Venue

  Journal of the International AIDS Society

• Publication date

  2020-11-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1002/jia2.25631PMID 33225559PMCID 7680921
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