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Transmitted, pre-treatment and acquired antiretroviral drug resistance among men who have sex with men and transgender women living with HIV in Nigeria.
Antiviral therapy - 1 Jan 2019
Crowell Trevor A, Kijak Gustavo H, Sanders-Buell Eric, O'Sullivan Anne Marie, Kokogho Afoke, Parker Zahra F, Lawlor John, Polyak Christina S, Adebajo Sylvia, Nowak Rebecca G, Baral Stefan D, Robb Merlin L, Charurat Manhattan E, Ake Julie A, Ndembi Nicaise, Tovanabutra Sodsai
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Across sub-Saharan Africa, men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) have disproportionately poor HIV treatment outcomes. Stigma and criminalization create barriers to health-care engagement and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), potentially promoting the development of HIV drug resistance (HIVDR). We evaluated transmitted, pre-treatment and acquired HIVDR among MSM and TGW...
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