Paediatric HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa: clinical presentation and 2-year outcomes stratified by age group.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 2013 Sep ; 18(9); 1065-1074. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12142. Epub 2013 06 20
Africa
HIV
antiretroviral treatment
children
outcome assessment
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To examine age differences in mortality and programme attrition amongst paediatric patients treated in four African HIV programmes.
METHODS: Longitudinal analysis of data from patients enrolled in HIV care. Two-year mortality and programme attrition rates per 1000 person-years stratified by age group (
RESULTS: Six thousand two hundred and sixty-one patients contributed 9500 person-years; 27.1% were aged
CONCLUSIONS: These results highlight the need to increase access, diagnose and provide early HIV care and to accelerate antiretroviral treatment initiation for those eligible. Adapted education and support for children and their families would also be important.
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