TÌNH HÌNH VÀ ĐẶC ĐIỂM TUÂN THỦ ĐIỀU TRỊ HIV/AIDS Ở TRẺ EM TẠI TỈNH SÓC TRĂNG NĂM 2020-2021

Abstract

Background: HIV/AIDS infected children are the hardest-hit victims of the pandemic and it makes higher the incidence of infections and malnutrition in children. Objectives: (1) To describe some characterization of epidemiology, clinical and subclinical children with HIV/AIDS. (2) To determine adherence to HIV/AIDS treatment among HIV/AIDS infected children. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 127 children aged 15 years and under with HIV/AIDS who came for examination and treatment from May 2020 to March 2021 at the Clinic, Soc trang Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital and their caregivers. Results: There are 57.5% of children treated for HIV/AIDS mainly from 10 to under 15 years old. The rate of infected HIV/AIDS children in males and females were 55.9% and 44.1% respectively. For ethnicity, there was 70.9% of Kinh children, 28.3% of Khmer children. For residence and family economy, there was 82.7% of children live in rural areas; 80.3% of children have poor economic families. Child care support is mainly father and mother (73.2%). The rate of malnourished children is 83.5%. Children infected with HIV/AIDS in the clinical stages of I, II, III and IV, respectively, 18.1%; 26%; 39.4% and 16.5%. The rate of adherence to HIV/AIDS treatment in children is 76.4%. Conclusion: The rate of children being treated for HIV/AIDS in Soc Trang province is quite high from ethnic minorities, with economic difficulties and a high rate of malnutrition. The rate of adherence for HIV/AIDS treatment in children is not high, it is necessary to strengthen support for children's families undergoing HIV/AIDS treatment, in which, adherence guidelines play an important role.