This retrospective cohort study was conducted using paper charts and electronic medical records extracted from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected pediatric patients who initiated combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) at Orotta National Pediatric Referral Hospital (ONPRH) in Asmara, Eritrea, from January 2005 to December 2020. Since the commencement of the pediatric HIV/AIDS follow-up clinic in Orotta Pediatric Hospital in 2005, 822 children under the age of 18 years have received service in the clinic. All children aged 18 years and under living with HIV/AIDS who attended the NPRH HIV follow-up clinic from 2005 to 2020 were enrolled in the study. The median age at enrollment was 78 months. At the initiation of treatment, the majority of patients were over 60 months of age (634, 77.1%), male (439, 53.4%), and from the Maekel (592, 72.3%).
Study design
Cohort - clinical
Number of participants at first data collection
822 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≤ 18 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2005 (hospital records)
Primary Institutions
Ministry of Health (MOH) - Eritrea
Orotta National Pediatric Referral Hospital
Profile paper DOI
Funders
No funding information available
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected

Engagement
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