Population-level reduction in adult mortality after extension of free anti-retroviral therapy provision into rural areas in northern Malawi.

Four studies from sub-Saharan Africa have found a substantial population-level effect of ART provision on adult mortality. It is important to see if the impact changes with time since the start of treatment scale-up, and as treatment moves to smaller clinics.During 2002-4 a demographic surveillance...

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Main Authors: Sian Floyd, Anna Molesworth, Albert Dube, Emmanuel Banda, Andreas Jahn, Charles Mwafulirwa, Bagrey Ngwira, Keith Branson, Amelia C Crampin, Basia Zaba, Judith R Glynn, Neil French
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2957442?pdf=render