Incidence and predictors of anemia among adults on HIV care at South Gondar Zone Public General Hospital Northwest Ethiopia, 2020; retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anemia is a major public health problem worldwide which accounts 24.8% of the population. Subsequently, anemia is a leading killer of people living with human immunodeficiency virus and many of these deaths occur in developing countries including Ethiopia. Cross sectional studies have done on anemia and human immunodeficiency virus. However, there is limited study on incidence of anemia and its predictors among adults on HIV care, especially no survival study has been conducted in the study area.

Objective

To assess incidence and predictors of anemia among adults on Human immunodeficiency virus care.

Methods

An institution-based retrospective cohort study was conducted among 434 adults on HIV care from January 1st 2015 to December 30th 2019 at Debre Tabor R

SUBMITTER: Tigabu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8754319 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature