Factors associated with adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adolescents living with HIV/AIDS in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

C Hudelson, L Cluver - AIDS care, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Adolescents living in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) are disproportionately
burdened by the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. Maintaining medication adherence is vital to …

[HTML][HTML] Adherence to antiretroviral therapy and retention in care for adolescents living with HIV from 10 districts in Uganda

N Nabukeera-Barungi, P Elyanu, B Asire… - BMC infectious …, 2015 - Springer
Background Adolescents have gained increased attention because they are the only age
group where HIV related mortality is going up. We set out to describe the level and factors …

Development of antiretroviral resistance in children with HIV in low-and middle-income countries

F Fitzgerald, M Penazzato, D Gibb - The Journal of infectious …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
With antiretroviral therapy (ART) recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for
children aged< 2 years with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and continuing global …

[HTML][HTML] Adherence to antiretroviral treatment among children and adolescents in Tanzania: comparison between pill count and viral load outcomes in a rural context …

G Martelli, R Antonucci, A Mukurasi, H Zepherine… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background and objectives Adherence to antiretroviral treatment is a key challenge for
paediatric HIV care. Among children and adolescents living with HIV, lower levels of …

[HTML][HTML] High level of HIV-1 drug resistance mutations in patients with unsuppressed viral loads in rural northern South Africa

EM Etta, L Mavhandu, C Manhaeve… - AIDS research and …, 2017 - Springer
Background Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has significantly reduced HIV
morbidity and mortality in both developed and developing countries. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence and risk factors for first line anti retroviral treatment failure among Ugandan children attending an urban HIV clinic

R Sebunya, V Musiime, SB Kitaka, G Ndeezi - AIDS research and therapy, 2013 - Springer
Background Early recognition of antiretroviral therapy (ART) failure in resource limited
settings is a challenge given the limited laboratory facilities and trained personnel. This …

[HTML][HTML] Poor clinical outcomes for HIV infected children on antiretroviral therapy in rural Mozambique: need for program quality improvement and community …

SH Vermund, M Blevins, TD Moon, E José, L Moiane… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Residents of Zambézia Province, Mozambique live from rural subsistence
farming and fishing. The 2009 provincial HIV prevalence for adults 15–49 years was 12.6 …

Factors related to incomplete adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adolescents attending three HIV clinics in the copperbelt, Zambia

JA Denison, C Packer, RM Stalter, H Banda, S Mercer… - AIDS and Behavior, 2018 - Springer
Little is known about adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among adolescents in sub-
Saharan Africa, where the majority of the world's HIV-positive adolescents reside. We …

Growth reconstitution following antiretroviral therapy and nutritional supplementation: systematic review and meta-analysis

CJ McGrath, L Diener, BA Richardson… - Aids, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objective: As antiretroviral therapy (ART) expands for HIV-infected children, it is important to
determine its impact on growth. We quantified growth and its determinants following ART in …

Universal antiretroviral therapy for HIV‐infected children: a review of the benefits and risks to consider during implementation

L Barlow‐Mosha, V Musiime, MA Davies… - African Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Methods We searched for published journal articles of research conducted between the
years 2000 and 2016. We included clinical trials and cohort studies for studies done to …