Challenges with tracing patients on antiretroviral therapy who are late for clinic appointments in rural South Africa and recommendations for future practice

David Etooria Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]

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Alison Wringea Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

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Jenny Renjua Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK;b Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, TanzaniaView further author information

Chodziwadziwa Whiteson Kabudulac MRC/WITS Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaView further author information

Francesc Xavier Gomez-Olivec MRC/WITS Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaView further author information

Georges Reniersa Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK;c MRC/WITS Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

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