Re-engagement and influencing factors of patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection during anti-retroviral therapy in Yunnan Province

Objective To investigate the situation of patients with human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) infection reengaging treatment after dropping-out during anti-retroviral therapy(ART), and the influencing factors of ART re-engagement in Yunnan Province.Methods The total dropping-out cases of ART up to December 31, 2018,including cases of lost-of-follow-up and withdrawing medications in Yunnan Province were included. The status of drop-out and demographic data were collected from survey questionnaires and the extracted medical-visiting records from the China National Free Antiretroviral Treatment Program Database of Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.