A 17 year experience of attrition from care among HIV infected children in Nnewi South-East Nigeria

Autor: Chinyere Ukamaka Onubogu, Ebelechuku Francesca Ugochukwu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-021-06099-3
Popis: Abstract Background A large number of HIV-infected children continue to die despite reported scale-up of paediatric HIV services. Aim The trend in attrition among children enrolled in an anti-retroviral therapy (ART) programme was evaluated. Methods This was a retrospective review of children enrolled into NAUTH ART programme between 2003 and 2019. Results 1114 children 50% of attrition was recorded within 6 months of care. Advanced WHO stage, young age, non-initiation on ART or period of enrolment (P
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