Utilization of antiretroviral treatment in Ethiopia between February and December 2006: spatial temporal and demographic patterns

摘要

BackgroundIn 2003, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health (MOH) started to implement a national antiretroviral treatment (ART) program. Using data in the monthly HIV/AIDS Updates issued by the MOH, this paper examines the spatial and temporal distribution of ART on a population basis for Ethiopian towns and administrative zones and regions for the period February to December 2006.