2013
DOI: 10.1155/2013/737620
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Predictors of Delayed Entry into Medical Care of Children Diagnosed with HIV Infection: Data from an HIV Cohort Study in India

Abstract: Data about the attrition before entry into care of children diagnosed with HIV in low- or middle-income countries are scarce. The aim of this study is to describe the attrition before engagement in HIV medical care in 523 children who were diagnosed with HIV from 2007 to 2012 in a cohort study in India. The cumulative incidence of children who entered into care was 87.2% at one year, but most children who did not enter into care within one year were lost to followup. The mortality before entry into care was lo… Show more

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“…The characteristics of the cohort have been described in detail elsewhere. 6,13,14 For this study, we selected patients who were <15 years at the time of HIV diagnosis, diagnosed with HIV between January 1 st 2007 and December 31 st 2012, and who were not eligible for ART at the first assessment after enrolment in the Rural Development Trust (RDT) Bathalapalli Hospital. The selection of patients from the database was executed on July 15 th 2013.…”
Section: Setting and Designmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The characteristics of the cohort have been described in detail elsewhere. 6,13,14 For this study, we selected patients who were <15 years at the time of HIV diagnosis, diagnosed with HIV between January 1 st 2007 and December 31 st 2012, and who were not eligible for ART at the first assessment after enrolment in the Rural Development Trust (RDT) Bathalapalli Hospital. The selection of patients from the database was executed on July 15 th 2013.…”
Section: Setting and Designmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Living near a town was defined as living in a mandal (administrative subdivision of districts) containing a town with a population >100,000 people. 6 For those children whose parents were both alive, the parents were asked whether they lived in a rented house or in an owned house, as a marker of the economic conditions of the caregivers.…”
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“…The attrition rate for ART among children (14 years or less) living with HIV on ART was 12.6% and 15.6% in two studies conducted in Andhra Pradesh [25] [26]. Children from the lower socio-economic group, orphans, males and younger children (aged less than two years) had a higher likelihood of attrition and thus subsequent mortality than others.…”
Section: Treatment Of Children Living With Hivmentioning
confidence: 99%