| Autor: |
Melkamu Merid Mengesha, Mulugeta Embibel, Tesfaye Gobena, Abayneh Tunje, Degu Jerene, Inger Kristensson Hallström |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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| Zdroj: |
BMC Pediatrics, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1471-2431 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12887-022-03697-1 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background: In 2018, nearly 90% of the global children living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Compared to the adult population, antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage among children was limited. However, adherence remained a problem among children though they had limited access to ART. This study was conducted to identify the risk factors of non-adherence to ART among children aged 6 to 17 years. Methods: This case-control study was conducted in 2020 using data obtained from clinical record reviews and self-reported data from 272 caregivers of HIV-infected children aged 6–17 years. Cases and controls represented children with poor versus children with good adherence to ART, respectively. Good adherence was defined based on a past 30-day physician adherence evaluation of taking ≥ 95% of the prescribed doses. Binary logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with non-adherence to ART. All statistical tests are defined as statistically significant at P-values |
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