While the decline in full VLS did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.065), the 17.1% percentage-point reduction is clinically meaningful and indicates that fewer adolescents achieved optimal virological control during the pandemic period.
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Comparison of treatment outcomes of adolescents on HIV treatment before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Cape Town, South Africa: A retrospective cohort study.
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