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Retention of HIV exposed infants in care at Arua regional referral hospital, Uganda: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Retention of HIV Exposed Infants (HEIs) in care ensures adequate care. Data on retention of HEIs at large referral hospitals in Uganda is limited. We investigated the retention level of HEIs and associated factors. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study on 352 HEIs in...

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Main Authors:	Pontius Apangu (Author), Jonathan Izudi (Author), Francis Bajunirwe (Author), Edgar Mulogo (Author), Vincent Batwala (Author)
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Published:	BMC, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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