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SUBMITTER: Szubert AJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4342414 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Szubert Alexander J AJ Musiime Victor V Bwakura-Dangarembizi Mutsawashe M Nahirya-Ntege Patricia P Kekitiinwa Adeodata A Gibb Diana M DM Nathoo Kusum K Prendergast Andrew J AJ Walker A Sarah AS
AIDS (London, England) 20150301 5
<h4>Objectives</h4>To estimate age at attaining Tanner stages in Ugandan/Zimbabwean HIV-infected children initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) in older childhood and investigate predictors of delayed puberty, particularly age at ART initiation.<h4>Design</h4>Observational analysis within a randomized trial.<h4>Methods</h4>Tanner staging was assessed every 24 weeks from 10 years of age, menarche every 12 weeks and height every 4-6 weeks. Age at attaining different Tanner stages was estimated u ...[more]