Prevalence and factors associated with delayed antiretroviral therapy initiation among adults with HIV in Alebtong district, Northern Uganda: A facility-based study.

ABSTRACT: Globally, an estimated 36.7 million people were living with HIV (PLWH) and of these, 2.1 million were newly infected and 1.1 million died of AIDS in 2015. By 2016, only 67% of adults eligible for ART were enrolled in ART in Uganda. Delayed ART initiation has been shown to contribute to the continued transmission of HIV as well as to higher morbidity and mortality among persons living with HIV. Our study examined the prevalence and factors associated with delayed ART initiation among adults with HIV in Alebtong district, Northern Uganda. A cross-sectional study involving 432 adults living with HIV was conducted between March and June 2018 in Alebtong district. Quantitative data were collected using interviewer-administered questionnaires and desk reviews using a data extraction tool. A bina

SUBMITTER: Ochen AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021445 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature