Predictors of loss to follow-up among children in the first and second years of antiretroviral treatment in Johannesburg, South Africa

• Main Authors: Mazvita Sengayi (Author), Ntabozuko Dwane (Author), Edmore Marinda (Author), Nosisa Sipambo (Author), Lee Fairlie (Author), Harry Moultrie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Ninety percent of the world's 2.1 million HIV-infected children live in sub-Saharan Africa, and 2.5% of South African children live with HIV. As HIV care and treatment programmes are scaled-up, a rise in loss to follow-up (LTFU) has been observed. Objective: The aim of the stu...