Hopes, joys and fears: Meaning and perceptions of viral load testing and low-level viraemia among people on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: A qualitative study.

• Main Authors: Nicholus Nanyeenya (Author), Godfrey Siu (Author), Noah Kiwanuka (Author), Fredrick Makumbi (Author), Esther Nasuuna (Author), Damalie Nakanjako (Author), Gertrude Nakigozi (Author), Susan Nabadda (Author), Charles Kiyaga (Author), Simon P S Kibira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Uganda applies the World Health Organization threshold of 1,000 copies/ml to determine HIV viral non-suppression. While there is an emerging concern of low-level viraemia (≥50 to <1,000 copies/ml), there is limited understanding of how people on antiretroviral therapy perceive viral load testing...