Retention in clinic versus retention in care during the first year of HIV care in Nairobi, Kenya: a prospective cohort study

INTRODUCTION: When measuring the success of HIV programmes to retain patients in care, few studies distinguish between retention in clinic (individual returns to the same clinic) and retention in care (individual is active in care at initial site or elsewhere). The objectives of this study were to quantify retention in clinic versus retention in care and determine risk factors associated with attrition from care in low-income settings in …