Tigray Regional Health Bureau, Ethiopia
Research Article
Prevalence of HIV and trends of ART Utilization among key and priority population in Tigray regional state, Northern Ethiopia 2019
Author(s): Ataklti Gessesse Teka, Equbay Gebregzabiher, Ataklti Hailu Atsbaha, Mulugeta Tilahun Gebremedhin*, Ataklti, Geberetsadik, Hailay Gebretinssae, Tsegay Hadgu, Brhane Ayele, Abraham Aregay, Asfawesen Aregay, Tewelde Wubayehu, Teasfay Gebregzabher Gebrehiwet, Getachew Reda, Mache Tsadik, Tsegay Welay and Hagos Godifay
Background: Even though Ethiopia accepted the strategies to eliminate HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030 still the burden is continued to be one of the priority agenda at national and regional level, which needs subsequent responses particularly among the hotspot areas and key priority population. The prevalence of HIV in late 2018 was about 74.9 million people of them 32 million had died due to acquired immune deficiency syndrome related illness in the world and 38 million in 2019 of them 1.7 million were newly infected the United Nation program (UNAIDS) and thousands had died of the disease. SubSaharan African (SSA) countries including Ethiopia share the highest global burden of HIV/AIDS. With the introduction of antiretroviral therapies (ARTs), HIV is increasingly becoming a chronic manageable disease. The global efforts on people living with HIV (PLHV) and receiving ART ha.. View More»
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