Adjusting mortality for loss to follow-up: analysis of five ART programmes in sub-Saharan Africa

Brinkhof, MartinMartinBrinkhofSpycher, BenBenSpycher0000-0002-1430-5695Yiannoutsos, ConstantinConstantinYiannoutsosWeigel, RalfRalfWeigelWood, RobinRobinWoodMessou, EugèneEugèneMessouBoulle, AndrewAndrewBoulleEgger, MatthiasMatthiasEgger0000-0001-7462-5132Sterne, Jonathan A CJonathan A CSterne2024-10-102024-10-102010https://boris-portal.unibe.ch/handle/20.500.12422/71764Evaluation of antiretroviral treatment (ART) programmes in sub-Saharan Africa is difficult because many patients are lost to follow-up. Outcomes in these patients are generally unknown but studies tracing patients have shown mortality to be high. We adjusted programme-level mortality in the first year of antiretroviral treatment (ART) for excess mortality in patients lost to follow-up.enAdjusting mortality for loss to follow-up: analysis of five ART programmes in sub-Saharan Africaarticle10.7892/boris.10212115239200028475510002810.1371/journal.pone.0014149