Attrition and associated factors among children living with HIV at a tertiary hospital in Eritrea: a retrospective cohort analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reducing attrition in paediatric HIV-positive patients using combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) programmes in sub-Saharan Africa is a challenge. This study explored the rates and predictors of attrition in children started on cART in Asmara, Eritrea.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study using data from all paediatric patients on cART between 2005 and 2020, conducted at the Orotta National Referral and Teaching Hospital. Kaplan-Meier estimates of the likelihood of attrition and multivariate Cox proportional hazards models were used to assess the factors associated with attrition. All p values were two sided and p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results

The study enrolled 710 participants with 374 boys (52.7%) and 336 girls (47.3%)

SUBMITTER: Mengistu ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9252199 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature