It was a retrospective multicentric national survey based on records of HIV-infected children who started receiving the HAART before the 31 st of June 2010. The study was conducted in medical management of PLWHA sites throughout the country. A number of 14 sites were selected according to the following criteria: i) the prescription of antiretroviral drugs in the site started more than five years ago; ii) the availability of a pediatric unit in the site (Table 1). All the HIV-infected patients (under Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to document the outcome of HIV-infected children receiving the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) in Togo. Patients and method: It was a retrospective and descriptive multicentric national survey based on records of HIV-infected children who started receiving the HAART before the 31 st of June 2010. The study was conducted in 14 sites throughout the country. Results: 854 children (under 15 years old) out of 1257 monitored in Togo were included in the survey. During the study period, 715 (84%) of those children were stable patients, always watched over at selected sites. To be noted also, 56 deaths (6%), 69 follow-up lost (8%) and 14 transfers to other sites (2%). Death and follow-up losses rates were higher in children under one year with respective percentages 11.9% and 18.6%. The rate of death was 13.7%
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