Characteristics and outcomes of adolescents living with perinatally acquired HIV within Southern Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Using data from 15 International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS in Southern Africa sites, we compared the characteristics and outcomes of adolescents living with perinatally acquired HIV (ALPH).

Methods

We included ALPH entering care aged less than 13 years with at least one HIV care visit during adolescence (10-19 years). We compared the characteristics and cross-sectional outcomes: transfer out, loss to follow-up (no visit in the 12 months prior to database closure), mortality, and retention between those who entered care aged less than 10 vs. aged 10-13 years; and explored predictors of mortality after age 13 years using Cox Proportional Hazards models.

Results

Overall, 16 229 (50% female) ALPH who entered HIV care aged less than 10 years and 88

SUBMITTER: Tsondai PR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7674245 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature