Factors Associated with Timing of Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy among HIV-1 Infected Adults in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

Dimie Ogoina; Finomo Finomo; Tubonye Harry; Otonyo Inatimi; Ikenna Ebuenyi; Wolo-wolo Tariladei; Abimbola Anne Afolayan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0125665

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Factors Associated with Timing of Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy among HIV-1 Infected Adults in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

Dimie Ogoina ,

* E-mail: dimostic@yahoo.co.uk

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri, Bayelsa state, Nigeria
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Finomo Finomo ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Finomo Finomo, Tubonye Harry, Otonyo Inatimi, Ikenna Ebuenyi, Wolo-wolo Tariladei, Abimbola Anne Afolayan

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
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Tubonye Harry ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Finomo Finomo, Tubonye Harry, Otonyo Inatimi, Ikenna Ebuenyi, Wolo-wolo Tariladei, Abimbola Anne Afolayan

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri, Bayelsa state, Nigeria
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Otonyo Inatimi ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Finomo Finomo, Tubonye Harry, Otonyo Inatimi, Ikenna Ebuenyi, Wolo-wolo Tariladei, Abimbola Anne Afolayan

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri, Bayelsa state, Nigeria
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Ikenna Ebuenyi ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Finomo Finomo, Tubonye Harry, Otonyo Inatimi, Ikenna Ebuenyi, Wolo-wolo Tariladei, Abimbola Anne Afolayan

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri, Bayelsa state, Nigeria
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Wolo-wolo Tariladei ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Finomo Finomo, Tubonye Harry, Otonyo Inatimi, Ikenna Ebuenyi, Wolo-wolo Tariladei, Abimbola Anne Afolayan

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
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Abimbola Anne Afolayan

Contributed equally to this work with: Finomo Finomo, Tubonye Harry, Otonyo Inatimi, Ikenna Ebuenyi, Wolo-wolo Tariladei, Abimbola Anne Afolayan

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
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Factors Associated with Timing of Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy among HIV-1 Infected Adults in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

Dimie Ogoina,
Finomo Finomo,
Tubonye Harry,
Otonyo Inatimi,
Ikenna Ebuenyi,
Wolo-wolo Tariladei,
Abimbola Anne Afolayan

Published: May 1, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125665

About the Authors

Dimie Ogoina

* E-mail: dimostic@yahoo.co.uk

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri, Bayelsa state, Nigeria

Finomo Finomo

Contributed equally to this work with: Finomo Finomo, Tubonye Harry, Otonyo Inatimi, Ikenna Ebuenyi, Wolo-wolo Tariladei, Abimbola Anne Afolayan

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Tubonye Harry

Contributed equally to this work with: Finomo Finomo, Tubonye Harry, Otonyo Inatimi, Ikenna Ebuenyi, Wolo-wolo Tariladei, Abimbola Anne Afolayan

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri, Bayelsa state, Nigeria

Otonyo Inatimi

Contributed equally to this work with: Finomo Finomo, Tubonye Harry, Otonyo Inatimi, Ikenna Ebuenyi, Wolo-wolo Tariladei, Abimbola Anne Afolayan

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri, Bayelsa state, Nigeria

Ikenna Ebuenyi

Contributed equally to this work with: Finomo Finomo, Tubonye Harry, Otonyo Inatimi, Ikenna Ebuenyi, Wolo-wolo Tariladei, Abimbola Anne Afolayan

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri, Bayelsa state, Nigeria

Wolo-wolo Tariladei

Contributed equally to this work with: Finomo Finomo, Tubonye Harry, Otonyo Inatimi, Ikenna Ebuenyi, Wolo-wolo Tariladei, Abimbola Anne Afolayan

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Abimbola Anne Afolayan

Contributed equally to this work with: Finomo Finomo, Tubonye Harry, Otonyo Inatimi, Ikenna Ebuenyi, Wolo-wolo Tariladei, Abimbola Anne Afolayan

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DO. Performed the experiments: DO FF TH OI IE WT AAA. Analyzed the data: DO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DO FF TH OI IE WT AAA. Wrote the paper: DO FF TH OI IE WT AAA.

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