Epidemiology of survival pattern and its predictors among HIV positive patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy in Southern Ethiopia public health facilities: a retrospective cohort study.
Abewa KebedeFasil TessemaGadisa BekeleZerihun KuraHailu MergaPublished in: AIDS research and therapy (2020)
Patients with older age, tuberculosis infection, bedridden patients and severe anemia were predictors. Tracing poorly adhered patients and giving drug counseling as well as encouraging them for disclosure to their families is crucial to improve their survival.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- hiv positive
- public health
- antiretroviral therapy
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department
- human immunodeficiency virus
- men who have sex with men
- south africa
- early onset
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv aids
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- adverse drug