Perspectives of people living with HIV on barriers to timely ART initiation following referral for antiretroviral therapy: A qualitative study at an urban HIV clinic in Kampala, Uganda.

• Main Authors: Micheal Kiyingi (Author), Joaniter I Nankabirwa (Author), Christine Sekaggya Wiltshire (Author), Joan Nangendo (Author), John M Kiweewa (Author), Anne R Katahoire (Author), Fred C Semitala (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) after HIV diagnosis prevents HIV transmission, progression of HIV to AIDS and improves quality of life. However, little is known about the barriers to timely ART initiation among patients who test HIV positive in settings different from where they wil...