Lost to Follow-up and Predictors Among HIV-Exposed Infants in Northwest Ethiopia.
Chalachew Adugna WubnehGetaneh Mulualem BelayFikadu Ambaw YehualashetNigusie Birhan TebejeBirye Dessalegn MekonnenAklilu EndalamawPublished in: Infectious diseases and therapy (2020)
Significant numbers of infants were unable to access full HIV diagnosis and care services as a result of loss to follow-up. Special consideration for mothers having large numbers of children, rural residence, and low birth weight infants could be an important intervention to decrease lost to follow-up.
Keyphrases
- low birth weight
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- hiv testing
- human immunodeficiency virus
- healthcare
- preterm infants
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv aids
- human milk
- south africa
- men who have sex with men
- randomized controlled trial
- primary care
- palliative care
- young adults
- mental health
- affordable care act
- quality improvement
- pain management
- chronic pain