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. 2020 May 27;15(5):e0232419. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232419

Table 2. List of reasons for discontinuation from the study.

Cause No. of enrollees Comment
Pregnancy 5 Overall 5 pregnancies were reported during the study this cohort. There were no birth defects reported in all the infants borne to these participants.
Adverse Reactions 2 1 severe GI symptoms (switched to TLE), 1 hepatoxicity (ART was temporality discontinued and participant was transferred to a higher-level facility where DTG was restarted)
Death 5 1 due to Immune Reconstitution inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS). 4 of the patients were ART naïve, 1 was ART experienced but had been on ART for less than 3 months.
Transferred 5 4 transferred to other clinics informally. 1 transferred formally
LTFU 23 Naïve = 17, Experienced = 6. Follow-up is in progress for the rest