Twelve-month Treatment Retention and Associated Factors: A Comparison of 2 Medically Assisted Therapy Clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Objectives: Retention in methadone maintenance treatment is instrumental in achieving better treatment outcomes. In this study, we compared 2 medication-assisted treatment (MAT) clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with respect to patient characteristics, outcomes, and factors that predict 12-month treatment retention.

Methods: This retrospective registry-based cohort study utilized data collected for routine clinical and program monitoring at 2 sites, Mwananyamala and Muhimbili MAT clinics.