Research Article: Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Associated Factors Among HIV-Infected Children in Public Health Institutions of Adwa, Axum, and Shire Towns of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract:
Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a major public health problem., More than million people are living with HIV worldwide . According to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR’s) report, , people are living with HIV /AIDS and , AIDS death annually in Ethiopia. Sixteen percent of people living with HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia are children (age < years old). Among children living with HIV at global level, % accessed ART. In Ethiopia, only % of children aged below years had access to ART. In East Africa, studies revealed that the prevalence of adherence to antiretroviral therapy among children living with HIV as % in Kabale district of Uganda, .% in central Ethiopia, and .% in North West Ethiopia. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has proven to be the most effective treatment method for people living with HIV.,
Introduction:
Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a major public health problem. , More than million people are living with HIV worldwide . According to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR’s) report, , people are living with HIV /AIDS and , AIDS death annually in Ethiopia. Sixteen percent of people living with HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia are children (age < years old). Among children living with HIV at global level, % accessed ART. In Ethiopia, only % of children aged…
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