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IJSRP, Volume 5, Issue 10, October 2015 Edition [ISSN 2250-3153]


Role of different HAART regimens in ART program of INDIA on Missing appointments of On Treatment PLHIVs in Srikakulam
      Dr. K. Sunil Naik, Dr. Kiran Anaparthi, Dr. Yadlapalli Ratna Sree
Abstract: Missing regular appointments to ART centres in Srikakulam have increased by over 5% in the last one years. In 2015, between January to June, with the help of staff of ARTC, RIMS GH, Srikakulam, we conducted a retrospective cohort study in srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh. PLHIV of age group 15-74, and regular on treatment at srikakulam by the end of DEC 2014 were considered for study at 50:50 gender ratio. In the study, a total of 1258 new missed appointments were found out of 22800 scheduled appointments. The most frequently reported drug regimen in missed appointments were TDF+3TC+EFV (TLE) (752 episodes), ZDV+3TC+NVP (ZLN) (442 episodes) and ZDV+3TC+EFV (ZLE) (56 episodes), and 24-44 age group has a share of 70% new miss. So, we recommend a thorough relook into national guidelines for implementation of TLE as single drug, owing to its high rate of missing appointments in productive age group (25-44 years) as it may hamper the national program and a further study recommended for cause of rejection of regimen in PLHIV is much needed.

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Dr. K. Sunil Naik, Dr. Kiran Anaparthi, Dr. Yadlapalli Ratna Sree (2018); Role of different HAART regimens in ART program of INDIA on Missing appointments of On Treatment PLHIVs in Srikakulam; Int J Sci Res Publ 5(10) (ISSN: 2250-3153). http://www.ijsrp.org/research-paper-1015.php?rp=P464702
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