Children’s Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Associated Factors: Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study
Getahun B Gemechu,
Habtemu Hebo,
Zarihun Kura
Abstract:Background
Poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) causes drug resistance, treatment failure and death. Studies conducted among children below 15 years were limited in Ethiopia in general and in the study area. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the status of children’s adherence to ART and associated factors in the study area.
Methods
We conducted a facility-based cross-sectional study from April 1 to May 10, 2020 by including 282 children <15 years. All chil… Show more
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