Causes and predictors of hospitalization and in-hospital mortality among HIV/AIDS patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy in secondary and tertiary care hospitals in Oromia Regional State: multi-center cross-sectional study

Introduction: Highly active antiretroviral therapies (HAART) decrease the incidence, morbidity, and mortality of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) dramatically. However, current research reported an increased hospitalization rate among AIDS patients. Therefore, this study aimed to determine causes and predictors of hospital admission as well as in-hospital mortality amongst human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS-infected patients on HAART.