Characterizing a Leak in the HIV Care Cascade: Assessing Linkage Between HIV Testing and Care in Tanzania

• Main Authors: Richelle Harklerode (Author), Jim Todd (Author), Mariken de Wit (Author), James Beard (Author), Mark Urassa (Author), Richard Machemba (Author), Bernard Maduhu (Author), James Hargreaves (Author), Geoffrey Somi (Author), Brian Rice (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In Tanzania, HIV testing data are reported aggregately for national surveillance, making it difficult to accurately measure the extent to which newly diagnosed persons are entering care, which is a critical step of the HIV care cascade. We assess, at the individual level, linkage of newl...