Sex differences in delayed antiretroviral therapy initiation among adolescents and young adults living with HIV in DR Congo

Background: In DR Congo, adolescent girls are disproportionately vulnerable to HIV. Nonetheless, females are often more engaged in the health-care system, including during antenatal care, when women enrolled on Option B+ for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV initiate antiretroviral t...

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Main Authors: Sarina Dane, Tania Tchissambou, Désiré Dibulundu, Caitlin Madevu-Matson, Bibola Ngalamulume-Roberts, Faustin Malele Bazola, Juliana Soares Linn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X18301608