Survival and predictors of mortality among HIV-infected adults after initiation of antiretroviral therapy in Eastern Ethiopia Governmental hospitals, from January 2015 to December 2021 (multi-center retrospective follow-up study)

The incidence of death was relatively high, especially in the second year of ART. Baseline clinical WHO stage III/IV, bedridden functional status at enrolment, and absence of caregiver, poor level of recent adherence were found to be independent predictors of mortality. Patients with these risk factors need special attention and are crucial to reducing the rate of mortality.