Mortality and associated factors among people living with HIV admitted at a tertiary-care hospital in Uganda: a cross-sectional study.

"Declarations Ethical approvalEthical approval was obtained from the Makerere University, College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health research ethics committee under Reference MakSPH-REC 710 and registered the study with the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology under reference HS553ES. The need for informed consent was waived by the Makerere University, College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health research ethics committee since routinely collected program data was used for analysis. Patient identifier information was anonymized to protect patient confidentiality. Consent for publicationNot Applicable. Competing interestsThe authors DO, PA, DSN, RK, SW, MM, SK, NK, CK and FCS receive financial remuneration from CDC/PEPFAR as part of employee remuneration benefits. DO & CK have received remuneration benefits from the Government of Uganda. However, the findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not represent the official position of PEPFAR, CDC Uganda or the Government of Uganda. Competing interests The authors DO, PA, DSN, RK, SW, MM, SK, NK, CK and FCS receive financial remuneration from CDC/PEPFAR as part of employee remuneration benefits. DO & CK have received remuneration benefits from the Government of Uganda. However, the findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not represent the official position of PEPFAR, CDC Uganda or the Government of Uganda."

"Funding The President’s Emergency Plan has supported this research for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC), under the terms of GH002022."

"Ethical approval: Ethical approval was obtained from the Makerere University, College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health research ethics committee under Reference MakSPH-REC 710 and registered the study with the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology under reference HS553ES. The need for informed consent was waived by the Makerere University, College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health research ethics committee since routinely collected program data was used for analysis. Patient identifier information was anonymized to protect patient confidentiality."