Growth improvement following antiretroviral therapy initiation in children with perinatally-acquired HIV diagnosed in older childhood in Zimbabwe: a prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Victoria Simms (Author), Grace McHugh (Author), Ethel Dauya (Author), Tsitsi Bandason (Author), Hilda Mujuru (Author), Kusum Nathoo (Author), Shungu Munyati (Author), Helen A. Weiss (Author), Rashida A. Ferrand (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Children who initiate antiretroviral therapy (ART) before age 5 years can recover height and weight compared to uninfected peers, but growth outcomes are unknown for children initiating ART at older ages. We investigated factors associated with growth failure at ART initiation an...