TY - JOUR
T1 - Monitoring the scale-up of antiretroviral therapy programmes
T2 - Methods to estimate coverage
AU - Boerma, J. Ties
AU - Stanecki, Karen A.
AU - Newell, Marie Louise
AU - Luo, Chewe
AU - Beusenberg, Michel
AU - Garnett, Geoff P.
AU - Little, Kirsty
AU - Calleja, Jesus Garcia
AU - Crowley, Siobhan
AU - Jim, Yong Kim
AU - Zaniewski, Elizabeth
AU - Walker, Neff
AU - Stover, John
AU - Ghys, Peter D.
PY - 2006/2
Y1 - 2006/2
N2 - This paper reviews the data sources and methods used to estimate the number of people on, and coverage of, antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes in low- and middle-income countries and to monitor the progress towards the "3 by 5" target set by WHO and UNAIDS. We include a review of the data sources used to estimate the coverage of ART programmes as well as the efforts made to avoid double counting and over-reporting. The methods used to estimate the number of people in need of ART are described and expanded with estimates of treatment needs for children, both for ART and for cotrimoxazole prophylaxis. An estimated 6.5 million people were in need of treatment in low- and middle-income countries by the end of 2004, including 660 000 children under age 15 years. The mid-2005 estimate of 970 000 people receiving ART in low- and middle-income countries (with an uncertainty range 840 000-1 100 000) corresponds to a coverage of 15% of people in need of treatment.
AB - This paper reviews the data sources and methods used to estimate the number of people on, and coverage of, antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes in low- and middle-income countries and to monitor the progress towards the "3 by 5" target set by WHO and UNAIDS. We include a review of the data sources used to estimate the coverage of ART programmes as well as the efforts made to avoid double counting and over-reporting. The methods used to estimate the number of people in need of ART are described and expanded with estimates of treatment needs for children, both for ART and for cotrimoxazole prophylaxis. An estimated 6.5 million people were in need of treatment in low- and middle-income countries by the end of 2004, including 660 000 children under age 15 years. The mid-2005 estimate of 970 000 people receiving ART in low- and middle-income countries (with an uncertainty range 840 000-1 100 000) corresponds to a coverage of 15% of people in need of treatment.
KW - Antiretroviral therapy, Highly active
KW - Data collection/methods
KW - Developing countries (source: MeSH, NLM)
KW - HIV infections/epidemiology/drug therapy
KW - Needs assessment
KW - Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole combination
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U2 - 10.2471/BLT.05.025189
DO - 10.2471/BLT.05.025189
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16501733
AN - SCOPUS:33244466520
SN - 0042-9686
VL - 84
SP - 145
EP - 150
JO - Bulletin of the World Health Organization
JF - Bulletin of the World Health Organization
IS - 2
ER -