Predictors of mortality among HIV infected children on anti-retroviral therapy in Mekelle Hospital, Northern Ethiopia
A retrospective cohort study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15382967 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aregay Gebremedhin (corresponding author), Solomon Gebremariam (Mekelle University), Fisaha Haile (Mekelle University), Berhe Weldearegawi (Mekelle University), Carla Decotelli (Vale (Brazil)) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1047-1047 |
| Publication date | 2013-11-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1047 |
| PMID | 24517533 |
| PMCID | PMC4028824 |
| OpenAlex | W1976662327 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 16 |
Mortality of children on ART was low and factors that affect mortality of children on ART were age less than 18 months, lower CD4 percentage, advanced WHO clinical stage (III&IV), presence of chronic diarrhea and lower hemoglobin level all at baseline. The high early mortality rate would support the value of an earlier treatment start before development of signs of immunodeficiency syndrome despite the method of HIV diagnosis and WHO stage
Antiretroviral therapy · Biostatistics · Child mortality · Cohort · Cohort study · Environmental health · Hazard ratio · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Medical record · Mortality rate · Population · Proportional hazards model · Retrospective cohort study · Survival analysis · Viral load · HIV Research and Treatment · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Epidemiology · Immunology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |