January 2015
Predictors of lost to follow up to antiretroviral therapy in primary public hospital of Wukro, Tigray, Ethiopia: A case control study
In spite of the well proven benefits of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in prolonging life expectancy, being lost to ART follow-up is a problem to the success of antiretroviral therapy programs in resource limited countries including Ethiopia. Thus the aim of the study was to assess the magnitude and predictors of loss to follow-up among adult ART clients. A case-control study design was employed using patients’...
January 2015
Higher prevalence of Hepatitis B virus Infection among ARV- exposed than naive HIV-infected individuals in North Shewa Zone, Ethiopia
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) coinfection with HIV is becoming a major challenge in developing countries, including Ethiopia. The problem has not received adequate attention by researchers since the introduction of antiretroviral treatment. This study aims to determine the magnitude of coinfection and identify factors associated with it between ARV-exposed and ARV- naive individuals. Comparative cross-sectional study was...
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