True patient retention in HIV care was found to be higher than what was estimated across a network of clinics in Zambia.

NAIVE Retention Outcome Estimates in New ART Initiator Patients – Figure 1

• Using only data from EMRS, new ART initiator patient retention across all sites was found to be 72% at one year and 42% at two years.

REVISED Retention Outcome Estimates in New ART Initiator Patients – Figure 1

• Patient retention outcomes ascertained through BetterInfo tracking, excluding silent transfers made by patients, and official transfers made by facilities, were 84% at one year and 78% at two years.

Figure 1: Naive and Revised Outcome Estimates in New ART Initiator Patients