| Title |
Causes of Death on Antiretroviral Therapy: A Post-Mortem Study from South Africa
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, October 2012
|
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0047542 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Emily B. Wong, Tanvier Omar, Gosetsemang J. Setlhako, Regina Osih, Charles Feldman, David M. Murdoch, Neil A. Martinson, David R. Bangsberg, W. D. F. Venter |
| Abstract |
Mortality in the first months of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a significant clinical problem in sub-Saharan Africa. To date, no post-mortem study has investigated the causes of mortality in these patients. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 9 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 44% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |
| South Africa | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 3 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 44% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 33% |
| Scientists | 2 | 22% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 208 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Peru | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Rwanda | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 201 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 43 | 21% |
| Researcher | 42 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 25 | 12% |
| Other | 16 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 8% |
| Other | 44 | 21% |
| Unknown | 22 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 105 | 50% |
| Social Sciences | 16 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 4% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 9 | 4% |
| Other | 24 | 12% |
| Unknown | 34 | 16% |