Prevalence and Correlates of Viral Load Suppression and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Drug Resistance Among Children and Adolescents in South Rift Valley and Kisumu, Kenya

Abstract

Children and adolescents living with HIV (CALHIV) face unique challenges, including poorer treatment outcomes, risk for drug-resistance mutations (HIVDRMs), and limited drug formulations. We estimated viral suppression (VS) prevalence and evaluated predictors of VS and HIVDRMs in Kenya.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 29, 2022
Source ID
10.1093/cid/ciac059

Entities

People

  • Alex Kasembeli
  • Christopher Ochieng
  • Elizabeth H. Lee
  • Isaac Tsikhutsu
  • Jeffrey Livezey
  • Kavitha Ganesan
  • Kevin Rombosia
  • Margaret Bii
  • Nicole F Dear
  • Patricia Agaba
  • Patrick W Hickey
  • Peter Coakley
  • Priyanka Desai
  • Valentine Sing'oei
  • Vanessa Wolfman

Organizations

  • HJF Medical Research International
  • Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
  • Ministry of Health
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
  • United States Department of Defense
  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

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  • Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse Science in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology