The authors conducted a survey of adult patients, across four provinces in Vietnam, who have been on antiretroviral treatment (ART) for at least one year. The survey assessed the effectiveness of the national HIV treatment program and showed that the program can maintain and potentially improve treatment outcomes by improving access to viral load testing, including a routine test for all patients following one year on ART, streamlining adherence monitoring and counseling, proactively switching patients to the available single-tablet regimen, and mobilizing interventions to address issues of social isolation and high stigma among people living with HIV.
Factors associated with HIV viral load suppression on antiretroviral therapy in Vietnam
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Rangarajan S, Colby DJ, Truong GL, Duong BD, Huu HN, Broh TP, Tri DT, Chau TN, Anh ND, Tram HN, Nga DV, Quang NN, Phuoc PV, Giang DD, Chen M, Zeng Y, Van TT, Hanh TM, Hoa LT, Chien HX, West G
