Influence of HIV status on outcomes of children admitted with sepsis at a paediatric hospital in Zambia: protocol for a prospective longitudinal study.
Jonathan GwasupikaDavidson H HamerVictor DakaRuth L MfuneChoolwe JacobsPublished in: BMJ open (2024)
Ethical clearance and approval have been granted by the Tropical Diseases Research Centre Ethics Committee (TDRC-EC 092/07/23). Caregiver consent will be obtained verbally for participants presenting as medical emergencies, and written informed consent will be obtained once stable. Findings from this study will be shared with the Ministry of Health Zambia and will be disseminated to the scientific community through peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- public health
- intensive care unit
- mental health
- hiv positive
- antiretroviral therapy
- randomized controlled trial
- hiv infected
- emergency department
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv testing
- acute kidney injury
- climate change
- men who have sex with men
- big data
- health information
- metabolic syndrome
- decision making
- south africa
- social media
- adverse drug
- artificial intelligence
- glycemic control