Sex differences in delayed antiretroviral therapy initiation among adolescents and young adults living with HIV in DR Congo

• Main Authors: Sarina Dane (Author), Tania Tchissambou (Author), Désiré Dibulundu (Author), Caitlin Madevu-Matson (Author), Bibola Ngalamulume-Roberts (Author), Faustin Malele Bazola (Author), Juliana Soares Linn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In DR Congo, adolescent girls are disproportionately vulnerable to HIV. Nonetheless, females are often more engaged in the health-care system, including during antenatal care, when women enrolled on Option B+ for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV initiate antiretroviral t...