Decentralizing access to antiretroviral therapy for children living with HIV in Swaziland

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 886-893

  Auld, Andrew F ^a   Nuwagaba Biribonwoha, Harriet ^b   Azih, Charles ^c   Kamiru, Harrison ^b   Baughman, Andrew L ^a   Agolory, Simon ^a   Abrams, Elaine ^a   Ellerbrock, Tedd V ^a   Okello, Velephi ^c   Bicego, George ^d   Ehrenkranz, Peter ^d  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^c Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland   (Switzerland)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

antiretroviral therapy; children; decentralization; pediatric; Swaziland

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEATH; DECENTRALIZATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPOSURE VARIABLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; IMMOBILITY; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; SWAZILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWAZILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84957595706     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001075     Document Type: Conference Paper

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