| cART | combined antiretroviral therapy |
| VL | viral load |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| CALHIV | children and adolescents living with HIV |
| AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| IRB | Institutional Review Board |
| WHOQoL-HIV-BREF | World Health Organization instrument for evaluation of quality of life among people living with HIV (short version) |
| PLHIV | person living with HIV |