Causes of hospitalization and predictors of HIV-associated mortality at the main referral hospital in Sierra Leone: a prospective study

• প্রধান লেখক: Sulaiman Lakoh (লেখক), Darlinda F. Jiba (লেখক), Joseph E. Kanu (লেখক), Eva Poveda (লেখক), Angel Salgado-Barreira (লেখক), Foday Sahr (লেখক), Momodu Sesay (লেখক), Gibrilla F. Deen (লেখক), Tom Sesay (লেখক), Wadzani Gashau (লেখক), Robert A. Salata (লেখক), George A. Yendewa (লেখক)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
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Abstract Background HIV infection is a growing public health problem in Sierra Leone and the wider West Africa region. The countrywide HIV prevalence was estimated at 1.7% (67,000 people), with less than 30% receiving life-saving ART in 2016. Thus, HIV-infected patients tend to present to health fac...