Mortality trends and causes of death among HIV positive patients at Newlands Clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe

Chimbetete, Cleophas; Shamu, Tinei; Roelens, Maroussia; Bote, Sandra; Mudzviti, Tinashe; Keiser, Olivia

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0237904

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Mortality trends and causes of death among HIV positive patients at Newlands Clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe

ContributorsChimbetete, Cleophas; Shamu, Tinei; Roelens, Maroussia; Bote, Sandra; Mudzviti, Tinashe; Keiser, Olivia

Published inPLOS ONE, vol. 15, no. 8, e0237904

Publication date2020

Abstract

We report trends in mortality patterns and causes among HIV positive patients, who initiated antiretroviral therapy (ART), at an urban clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Keywords

Mortality
Zimbabwe
HIV

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de santé globale

Research groups

Maladies infectieuses et modèles mathématiques (988)

Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation - 163878

Citation (ISO format)

CHIMBETETE, Cleophas et al. Mortality trends and causes of death among HIV positive patients at Newlands Clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe. In: PLOS ONE, 2020, vol. 15, n° 8, p. e0237904. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237904

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PID : unige:149119
DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0237904
PMID : 32853215

Additional URL for this publicationhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7451579/

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237904.s003

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Mortality trends and causes of death among HIV positive patients at Newlands Clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe

We report trends in mortality patterns and causes among HIV positive patients, who initiated antiretroviral therapy (ART), at an urban clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe.

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