Journal of
AIDS and HIV Research

  • Abbreviation: J. AIDS HIV Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2359
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAHR
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 299

Full Length Research Paper

Predictors on mortality of human immunodeficiency virus infected children after initiation of antiretroviral treatment in Wolaita zone health facilities, Ethiopia: Retrospective cohort study

Shimelash Bitew*
  • Shimelash Bitew*
  • Wolaita Sodo University, School of Public Health, college of medicine and Health science, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia
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Alemayehu Mekonen
  • Alemayehu Mekonen
  • Addis Ababa University, School of Public Health, Department of Preventive Medicine, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Meselech Assegid
  • Meselech Assegid
  • Addis Ababa University, School of Public Health, Department of Preventive Medicine, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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  •  Received: 15 December 2015
  •  Accepted: 30 January 2017
  •  Published: 30 April 2017

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