“It is all about the fear of being discriminated [against]…the person suffering from HIV will not be accepted”: a qualitative study exploring the reasons for loss to follow-up among HIV-positive youth in Kisumu, Kenya

BACKGROUND: Youth represent 40% of all new HIV infections in the world, 80% of which live in sub-Saharan Africa. Youth living with HIV (YLWH) are more likely to become lost to follow-up (LTFU) from care compared to all other age groups. This study explored the reasons for LTFU among YLWH in Kenya. M...

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Autores principales: Wolf, Hilary T, Halpern-Felsher, Bonnie L, Bukusi, Elizabeth A, Agot, Kawango E, Cohen, Craig R, Auerswald, Colette L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4232620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25377362
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-1154

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4232620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25377362
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-1154

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