GRAP Opportunity – Rates and Predictors of Retention in HIV Care in South Africa (Fox)

Opportunity ID: 01-Fox

Project Title: Rates and predictors of retention in HIV care in South Africa

Faculty Mentor: Matthew Fox

Description Statement:

Scope of Work:

This project will describe rates and predictors of retention in HIV care in 5-9 HIV clinics in South Africa using the Right to Care clinical HIV cohort that several BU faculty members and doctoral students have worked on. The project would require creating an analytic dataset, calculating person time for each individual in the dataset and then describing rates of loss to follow up from the clinic over time.

Minimum skills required/desired:

Familiarity with HIV treatment, ability to work in SAS with large datasets. Ability to manipulate multiple databases and merge them into one analytic dataset. Attention to detail.

Time / Date Expectations :
Until completion

Additional Requested Material:

Number of Positions: One (1)

Logistics & Support: