Hospitalization incidence among young children with HIV in the Western Cape, South Africa
High hospitalization rates occur among young children with HIV. Earlier HIV diagnosis, enabling earlier ART initiation, is associated with lower overall hospitalization rates. Unsuppressed viral load is associated with higher post-ART hospitalization rates.
Authors
- Brian Eley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0811-0098)
- Jonathan Euvrard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3937-7855)
- David M le Roux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1418-4229)
- Mary‐Ann Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8496-6475)
- Vanessa Mudaly
- Kim Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2453-6219)
- Rudzani Muloiwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4527-0827)
- Leigh Ragone
- Andrew Boulle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7713-8062)
- Helena Rabie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6336-2963)
- James Nuttall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9389-5880)
- Vani Vannappagari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0157-9689)
- Lisa Frigati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7071-5533)
- Gayathri Sridhar
- Jaco Murray
- Thandi Wessels
Institutions
- Western Cape Department of Health (ZA)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Tygerberg Hospital (ZA)
- Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AIDS
- Published
- 2025-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/qad.0000000000004156
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00