title: Still Far From 90-90-90: Virologic Outcomes of Children on Antiretroviral Therapy in Nurse-led Clinics in Rural Lesotho.
abstract: This survey assessed virologic outcomes of children on antiretroviral therapy and potential predictors in 10 nurse-led clinics in Lesotho. Viral suppression was achieved in 72% of the 191 children. No predictors for virologic outcome were found, underlining the need for routine viral load testing in resource-limited settings to achieve 90-90-90.
authors.affiliation: From the *SolidarMed, Swiss Organization for Health in Africa, Maseru, Lesotho; †Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; ‡Laboratory Services, Seboche Hospital, Butha-Buthe, Lesotho; §Molecular Virology, Department of Biomedicine - Petersplatz, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; ¶SolidarMed, Swiss Organization for Health in Africa, Lucerne, Switzerland; ‖Clinical Research Unit, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute; and **University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Puga
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cerutti
authors.forename: Cheleboi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Molisana
authors.forename: Joëlle
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bader
authors.forename: Olatunbosun
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Faturiyele
authors.forename: Isaac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ringera
authors.forename: Thabo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lejone
authors.forename: Karolin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pfeiffer
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Klimkait
authors.forename: Niklaus D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Labhardt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000353:Africa, Southern / Q000453:epidemiology; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses'; D012424:Rural Population; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019562:Viral Load