Incidence and predictors of mortality among adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in Amhara Region, Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort analysis

Objective This study aimed to assess the incidence and predictors of mortality in adolescents receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region.Design We conducted an institution-based retrospective follow-up study.Settings The study was conducted at Amhara Region’s comprehensive specialised hospitals in Ethiopia.Participants We included 961 randomly selected medical records of adolescents receiving ART between January 2005 and June 2020.Primary and secondary outcomes The incidence of mortality since ART treatment initiation served as the primary outcome, and predictors of mortality served as secondary outcomes. We used Cox proportional hazard regression to examine the relationship between mortality and its predictors. Variables with p values