A decade of antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: what are the emerging causes of death?

Agnes N KiraggaFrank MubiruAndrew D KambuguMoses R KamyaBarbara Castelnuovo

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)

Despite the higher rates of deaths from OIs in the early years of ART initiation, we observed an emergence of non-HIV related causes of morbidity and mortality. It is recommended that HIV programs in resource-limited settings start planning for screening and treatment of non-communicable diseases.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
hiv positive
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv aids
hiv infected patients
public health
hiv testing
south africa
combination therapy