The viral load monitoring cascade in HIV treatment programmes in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 2603 - 17
• Main Authors: Kippen, Annalise, Nzimande, Londiwe, Gareta, Dickman, Iwuji, Collins
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 27.09.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Africa South of the Sahara - epidemiology; AIDS; Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use; Antiretroviral agents; Antiretroviral therapy; Care and treatment; Decentralisation; Diagnosis; Drug resistance; Failure cascade; Global health; Health risks; HIV; HIV infection; HIV Infections - drug therapy; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Literature reviews; Measurement; Monitoring; Morbidity; Mortality; Nations; Patient outcomes; Public health; Sub-Saharan Africa; Systematic review; Viral Load; Viral load monitoring; Viremia; Africa South of the Sahara; Sub-Saharan Africa; Africa; Decentralisation; Viral load monitoring; HIV; Sub-Saharan Africa; Failure cascade

The United Nations' 95-95-95 (95% of people with HIV being aware of their diagnosis, 95% of those aware of their diagnosis being on treatment and 95% achieving viral suppression) target aims to reduce morbidity and mortality of HIV. However, with 60% of new HIV infections occurring in sub-Sahar...