Open AccessLevel of Attrition from Antiretroviral Therapy Among Human Immune Deficiency Virus-Infected Children: The Cases of Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Zemenu Sifr,
Telto Ando,
Wosenyeleh Semeon,
Muse Rike,
Kidist Ashami
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
hiv/aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-1373
DOI - 10.2147/hiv.s317117
Subject(s) - attrition , antiretroviral therapy , virology , immune system , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , immunology , viral load , dentistry
Human immune deficiency virus (HIV) remains one of the leading causes of infectious disease mortality and morbidity in Sub-Saharan Africa. Although remarkable progress has been made in prevention and treatment of HIV, there is a higher rate of loss to follow-up in HIV-infected children than in adults, once they enter care.