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A huge number of mistakes, errors and inaccuracies recently detected in patients’ records, have raised the alarm among medical experts.
In the first ever assessment of effectiveness of HIV treatment on the 1.1 million Kenyans on ARVs, researchers say the quality of patient data is extremely poor. This they report has serious implications for individual patients as well as the national response to HIV. “The quality of data is of serious concern,” said Dr Matilu Mwau, of the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) and study leader.
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