Antiretroviral therapy in resource‐limited settings 1996 to 2006: patient characteristics, treatment regimens and monitoring in sub‐Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America

Abstract

The public health approach to providing ART proposed by the World Health Organization has been implemented in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Although CD4 cell counts at the start of ART have increased in recent years, most patients continue to start with counts well below the recommended threshold. Particular attention should be paid to more timely initiation of ART in HIV-infected men.