Successful retention in care of people living with HIV remains a challenge and a cornerstone of ending the epidemic. Audrey Pettifor, PhD, conducted a population-based cohort study of individuals receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in ten health care facilities within the Agincourt Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System site in Mpumalanga, South Africa, in 2015-18.
Five distinct retention trajectories were observed and associated with specific sociodemographic factors. The study offers a data-driven approach to inform the design of targeted interventions to improve HIV care retention.