Browsing by Author "Josephine, Najjuma"
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Item ART Uptake Among HIV Positive Adolescents(Research Square, 2020) Sandra, Akankunda; Sandra, Tayebwa; Benjamen, Byamugisha; Sabastian, Ariho; Ronald, Bahati; Josephine, NajjumaBackground: Globally about 1.7 million adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19 were living with HIV in 2019, of these, about 1.5 million were living in sub-Saharan Africa and approximately above 127,000 were living in Uganda. However uptake of ART is still low among adolescents especially in low income countries due to lack of information they need to understand HIV and its management.