Virological failure among adolescents on ART, Harare City, 2017- a case-control study

Autor: Zvanaka Sithole, Elizabeth Mbizvo, Prosper Chonzi, More Mungati, Tsitsi Patience Juru, Gerald Shambira, Notion Tafara Gombe, Mufuta Tshimanga
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-018-3372-6
Popis: Abstract Background Zimbabwe is on track towards achieving viral suppression among adults (87%). However, adolescents have only achieved 44% by 2016. In Harare city, 57% of adolescents had attained viral suppression after 12 months on ART compared to 88% among adults. We determined factors associated with virological failure among adolescents (age 10–19 years) on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Harare city. Methods We conducted a one to one unmatched case control study among 102 randomly recruited case: control pairs at the two main infectious disease hospitals in Harare. A case was any adolescent who presented with VL > 1000c/ml after at least 12 months on ART. A control was any adolescent who presented with VL
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