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Erratum to: Factors associated with adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) among adult people living with HIV and attending their clinical care, Eastern Ethiopia

BMC International Health and Human Rights volume 16, Article number: 8 (2016) Cite this article

The Original Article was published on 28 December 2015

It has come to the publisher’s attention that in the original article [1], Table 3 was incorrectly formatted. The correct formatting of the table has been updated in the original article, and published in this Erratum for quick reference, see Table 1.

Table 1 Factors associate with ART adherence among adult patients on ART in public health institutions in Harar and Dire Dawa towns, Eastern Ethiopia, 2012
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In addition, the authors noticed errors in certain reference citations within the discussion section following the publication of [1]. The section of text affected has now been amended in the original article [1], and a list of the changes made has been listed for quick reference:

The correct reference for ‘Yirgalam’ is: Markos E, Worku A, Davey G. Adherence to ART in PLWHA at Yirgalem hospital, South Ethiopia. Ethiop J Health Dev. 2008;22(2):174–9.

The correct references for ‘Jimma’ are: Amberbir A, Woldemichael K, Getachew S, Girma B, Deribe K. Predictors of adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected persons: a prospective study in Southwest Ethiopia. BMC Public Health. 2008;8:265; and Tiyou A, Belachew T, Alemseged F, Biadgilign S. Predictors of adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV/AIDS in resource-limited setting of southwest Ethiopia. AIDS Res Ther. 2010;7:39.

The correct references for ‘Nigeria’ are: Bello SI. HIV/AIDS patients’ adherence to Antiretroviral therapy in Sobi specialist hospital, Ilorin Nigeria. J Adv Sci Res. 2011;2(3):52–7; and Erah P, Arute J. Adherence of HIV/AIDS patients to antiretroviral therapy in a tertiary health facility in Benin City, Nigeria. Afr J Pharm Pharmacol. 2007;2(7):145–52.

The correct reference for ‘Kenya’ is: Anthony N. Factors that influence non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV and AIDs patients in central province, Kenya, 2011. http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1725.

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  1. Letta S, Demissie A, Lemessa O, Dessie Y. Factors associated with adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) among adult people living with HIV and attending their clinical care, Eastern Ethiopia. BMC Int Health Hum Rights. 2015;15:33. doi:10.1186/s12914-015-0071.

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  1. Haramaya University, College of Health and Medical Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Harar, Ethiopia

    Shiferaw Letta

  2. Addis Ababa University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Asrat Demissie

  3. Haramaya University, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Public Health, Harar, Ethiopia

    Lemessa Oljira & Yadeta Dessie

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Letta, S., Demissie, A., Oljira, L. et al. Erratum to: Factors associated with adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) among adult people living with HIV and attending their clinical care, Eastern Ethiopia. BMC Int Health Hum Rights 16, 8 (2016). https://doiorg.publicaciones.saludcastillayleon.es/10.1186/s12914-016-0078-y

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