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

• Main Authors: Sulaiman Lakoh (Author), Darlinda F. Jiba (Author), Joseph E. Kanu (Author), Eva Poveda (Author), Angel Salgado-Barreira (Author), Foday Sahr (Author), Momodu Sesay (Author), Gibrilla F. Deen (Author), Tom Sesay (Author), Wadzani Gashau (Author), Robert A. Salata (Author), George A. Yendewa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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...