Clinics in Mother and Child Health

Department of Pediatrics, CHU Yalgado Ouédraogo Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Publications

• Research Article   
  Causes of Hospitalizations in Adolescents Infected with HIV and on ARV Treatment in a Pediatric Ward in Ouagadougou
  Author(s): Yonaba Okengo C*, Kalmogho Zan Angèle, Toguyeni Tamini F, Sawadogo A, Zoungrana C, Ouédraogo F, Ouédraogo S, Dao L, Kyelem J, Koueta F, Yé D and Okeng’O K
  
  Introduction: Morbidity and mortality of adolescents infected with HIV are the highest among all age groups in Africa. In Burkina Faso, the situation of adolescents infected with HIV is not sufficiently documented, hence so many obstacles in advocacy for the improvement of their condition. Objective: Analyze causes of hospitalization among adolescents on ART in the pediatric department of CHU Yalgado Ouédraogo (CHU YO). Methodology: A retrospective study was done on adolescents infected with HIV, hospitalized in the department of Child Health at the Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso from January 2008 to December 2018. Causes of morbidity and mortality were then determined. Results: A total of 158 adolescents were included, among them 15 (9.5%.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2090-7214.22.19.400

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