Background: In resource poor countries like Ethiopia, little is known about the survival of patients treated with\nantiretroviral therapy which depends on different factors. Evidence shows that mortality has been high particularly\nin the first 3 to 6 months of initiating antiretroviral therapy. Hence, the study aimed to assess the Epidemiology of\nsurvival pattern and its determinants among adult HIV positive patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy.\nMethods: Retrospective cohort study was employed among a total of 455 records of patients who were enrolled on\nantiretroviral therapy from September 2006 to August 2010. Socio-demographic, clinical, immunological, behavioral,\nand date of antiretroviral treatment initiation including date of follow up status were extracted. Significant predictor\nvariables were identified by fitting Coxâ??s proportional hazard model using a backward stepwise method and statistical\nsignificance variables were declared based on a p-value less than 0.05.\nResults: A total of 455 adult HIV/AIDS patients on ART contributed to...............................
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