Determining standardized causes of death of infants, children, and adolescents living with HIV in Asia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To implement a standardized cause of death reporting and review process to systematically disaggregate causes of HIV-related deaths in a cohort of Asian children and adolescents.

Design

Death-related data were retrospectively and prospectively assessed in a longitudinal regional cohort study.

Methods

Children under routine HIV care at sites in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam between 2008 and 2017 were followed. Causes of death were reported and then independently and centrally reviewed. Predictors were compared using competing risks survival regression analyses.

Results

Among 5918 children, 5523 (93%; 52% male) had ever been on combination antiretroviral therapy. Of 371 (6.3%) deaths, 312 (84%) occurred in those with a hist

SUBMITTER: Sohn AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7487212 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature