Association Between Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation and Malignancies among Children Living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multicenter Case-Control Study

Background: Currently only 43% of children living with HIV worldwide receive antiretroviral therapy (ART). Among adults, ART has been shown to decrease risk of HIV-related malignancies; however, few studies have described the association among children living with HIV, especially in resource-limited settings. Our objective is to determine the association between age at ART initiation and the incidence of malignancies in children with HIV infection. Methods: We …