Paediatric and Adolescent Populations

Children and adolescents have been identified as priority populations with the greatest potential impact on the development of the HIV epidemic. HE²RO has used multiple sources of data to evaluate the outcomes of children and adolescents initiating ART at multiple clinics across Gauteng and Mpumalanga. We also utilize prospective cohorts to identify factors associated with treatment adherence and missed clinic visits among adolescents and plan to use national level laboratory data to produce national estimates of attrition from care among adolescents.