"I don't know when he will be back": life-changing events challenge the community ART Group model- a qualitative research study, Tete, Mozambique.

Background: Since 2008 in Mozambique, patients stable on antiretroviral therapy (ART) can join Community ART Groups (CAG), peer groups in which members are involved in adherence support and community ART delivery. More than 10 years after the implementation of the first CAGs, we study how changes in circumstance and daily life events of CAG members have affected the CAG dynamic.

Methods: A qualitative study using individual in-depth interviews (27) and focus group discussions (8) with CAG members and health care providers was carried out in Tete province, rural Mozambique.

"I take my pills every day, but then it goes up, goes down. I don't know what's going on": Perceptions of HIV virological failure in a rural context in Mozambique. A qualitative research study.

Background: HIV prevalence in Mozambique is estimated to be 13.2%. Routine viral load for HIV monitoring was first implemented in the rural area of Tete in 2014.