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

• Autores principales: Sulaiman Lakoh (Autor), Darlinda F. Jiba (Autor), Joseph E. Kanu (Autor), Eva Poveda (Autor), Angel Salgado-Barreira (Autor), Foday Sahr (Autor), Momodu Sesay (Autor), Gibrilla F. Deen (Autor), Tom Sesay (Autor), Wadzani Gashau (Autor), Robert A. Salata (Autor), George A. Yendewa (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: 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...