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  1. Artikel ; Online: HIV Testing among General Population with Sexually Transmitted Infection

    Kyaw Lwin Show / Hemant Deepak Shewade / Khine Wut Yee Kyaw / Khin Thet Wai / San Hone / Htun Nyunt Oo

    Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol 10, Iss

    Findings from Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey (2015–16)

    2020  Band 1

    Abstract: Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) testing and counseling is recommended for people with Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). In Myanmar, HIV testing and its predictors among those with STI in general population is unknown. Methods: This ... ...

    Abstract Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) testing and counseling is recommended for people with Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). In Myanmar, HIV testing and its predictors among those with STI in general population is unknown. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study using secondary data from Myanmar demographic and health survey 2015–16. We included all women and men aged 15–49 years that reported having STI in the past 12 months. Self-reported HIV testing and its predictors were assessed (using modified Poisson regression with robust variance estimates). We have provided weighted estimates as the analyses were weighted for the multistage sampling design. Results: Of 998 self-reported STIs, 96 [9.6%, 95% confidence interval (CI): 7.5, 12.1] had been tested for HIV in the past 12 months. Respondents who were residing in hilly regions [adjusted prevalence ratio (aPR): 2.28, 95% CI: 1.29, 4.04] were more likely to have taken the HIV test. However, people in the poorest quintile (aPR: 0.34, 95% CI: 0.12, 0.96) and those who were staying at the current residence for more than 12 months (aPR: 0.45, 95% CI: 0.25, 0.79) were less likely to have taken HIV test. Conclusion: There is a necessity to promote HIV literacy and HIV testing among those with STI with focus on the poorest populations.
    Schlagwörter Cross-sectional survey ; Demographic Health Survey ; HIV testing ; sexually transmitted diseases ; risk factors ; Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT) ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Thema/Rubrik (Code) 310
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Verlag Springer
    Dokumenttyp Artikel ; Online
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  2. Artikel ; Online: How Myanmar Is Working to Maintain Essential Services for People Living With HIV and Key Populations During the Covid-19 Pandemic.

    Htun Nyunt, Oo / Wan, Nanda Myo Aung / Soan, Pyae / Tawil, Oussama / Lwin, Myo Kyaw / Hsan, May Thu Aung / Win, Khin Mar / Mesquita, Fabio

    Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care

    2021  Band 20, Seite(n) 23259582211017742

    Abstract: Background: Maintaining essential HIV services has being a Global challenge during the COVID-19 crises. Myanmar has 54 million inhabitants. Neighbor of China, Thailand, India and Bangladesh it was impacted by COVID-19, but came up with a comprehensive ... ...

    Abstract Background: Maintaining essential HIV services has being a Global challenge during the COVID-19 crises. Myanmar has 54 million inhabitants. Neighbor of China, Thailand, India and Bangladesh it was impacted by COVID-19, but came up with a comprehensive and effective response, following WHO recommendations. The HIV Prevalence is 0.58% and it is concentrated among key population. A HIV Contingency Plan was developed to face this challenge.
    Methodology: The programme-based cross-sectional descriptive study with analysis of routinely collected data from MoHS data system, between 2019 and 2020 was conducted, comparing first six months of 2019 and 2020.
    Results: HIV outreach activities and HIV testing were slightly affected after detection of first COVID-19 case, till mid May 2020. After that, outreach activities resumed. Introduction of HIV self-testing was initiated. 72% of more than 21,000 PWID on MMT were receiving take home dose up to 14 days and 60% of ART patients were receiving 6 months ARV dispensing.
    Conclusion: Essential HIV services were maintained.
    Mesh-Begriff(e) COVID-19/epidemiology ; Community Health Services/methods ; HIV Infections/diagnosis ; HIV Infections/drug therapy ; HIV Infections/epidemiology ; HIV Infections/prevention & control ; Health Plan Implementation ; Humans ; Myanmar/epidemiology ; SARS-CoV-2
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2021-05-20
    Erscheinungsland United States
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2709037-1
    ISSN 2325-9582 ; 2325-9574
    ISSN (online) 2325-9582
    ISSN 2325-9574
    DOI 10.1177/23259582211017742
    Datenquelle MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

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  3. Artikel ; Online: Early Success With Retention in Care Among People Living With HIV at Decentralized ART Satellite Sites in Yangon, Myanmar, 2015–2016

    Kyaw Myo Htet / Kyaw Thu Soe / Myo Minn Oo / San Hone / Suman S. Majumdar / Htun Nyunt Oo

    Frontiers in Public Health, Vol

    2019  Band 7

    Abstract: Introduction: Myanmar is one of the countries in the Asia-Pacific region hit hardest by the HIV epidemic that is concentrated among urban areas and key populations. In 2014, the National AIDS Programme (NAP) launched a new model of decentralized service ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Myanmar is one of the countries in the Asia-Pacific region hit hardest by the HIV epidemic that is concentrated among urban areas and key populations. In 2014, the National AIDS Programme (NAP) launched a new model of decentralized service delivery with the establishment ART satellite sites with care delivered by HIV peer workers.Methods: ART satellite sites are implemented by non-government organizations to service high burden HIV areas and populations that suffer stigma or find access to public sector services difficult. They provide continuity of HIV care from outreach testing, counseling, linkage to care, and retention in care. Anti-retroviral (ART) initiation occurs at health facilities by specialist physicians. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of people living with HIV (PLHIV) who were initiated on ART from 2015 to 2016 at five ART satellite sites in Yangon, Myanmar to assess outcomes and time from enrolment to ART initiation.Results: Of 1,339 PLHIV on ART treatment in 2015–16, 1,157 (89%) were retained, and 5% were lost from care and 5% reported dead, at the end of March 2018. Attrition rates (death and lost-to-follow-up) were found to be significantly associated with a CD4 count ≤ 50 cells/mm3 and having baseline weight ≤ 50 kg. Median time taken from enrolment to ART initiation was 1.9 months (interquartile range: 1.4–2.5).Conclusion: We report high rates of retention in care of PLHIV in a new model of ART satellite sties in Yangon, Myanmar after 3 years of follow-up. The delays identified in time taken from enrolment to ART initiation need to be explored further and addressed. This initial study supports continuation of plans to scale-up ART satellite sites in Myanmar. To optimize outcomes for patients and the program and accelerate progress to reduce HIV transmission and end the HIV epidemic, operational research needs to be embedded within the response.
    Schlagwörter retension ; decentralized satellite sites ; Myanmar (Burma) ; operational research ; HIV ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Thema/Rubrik (Code) 700
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Verlag Frontiers Media S.A.
    Dokumenttyp Artikel ; Online
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  4. Artikel ; Online: Adaptation and validation of a culturally adapted HIV stigma scale in Myanmar

    Feifei Huang / Wei-Ti Chen / Cheng-Shi Shiu / Sai Htun Lin / Min San Tun / Thet Wai Nwe / Yin Thet Nu Oo / Htun Nyunt Oo

    BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2021  Band 10

    Abstract: Abstract Background HIV stigma is a common barrier to HIV prevention, testing, and treatment adherence, especially for low- and middle-income countries such as Myanmar. However, there was no validated Myanmar version of a stigma scale. Therefore, we ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Background HIV stigma is a common barrier to HIV prevention, testing, and treatment adherence, especially for low- and middle-income countries such as Myanmar. However, there was no validated Myanmar version of a stigma scale. Therefore, we adapted the English version of the 40-item Berger’s HIV stigma scale and the 7-item Indian HIV stigma scale into a 47-item Myanmar HIV stigma scale and then evaluated the scale’s psychometric properties. Method From January 2020 to May 2020, using random sampling methods, 216 eligible Myanmar people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) were contacted from a closed Facebook group that included more than 10,000 PLWHA. A sample of 156 Myanmar PLWHA completed the online self-reported survey. Results A six-factor structure for the scale was determined through exploratory factor analysis, explaining 68.23% of the total variance. After deleting 12 items, the 35-item HIV stigma scale achieved Cronbach ‘s α of 0.72 to 0.95. Construct validity of the scale was demonstrated by significant association with self-reported depression and social support levels (r = 0.60, and − 0.77, p < 0.01). In Rasch analysis, the scale achieved person reliability of 3.40 and 1.53 and a separation index of 0.92 and 0.70. The infit and outfit mean squares for each item ranged from 0.68 to 1.40. No differential item functioning across gender or educational level was found. Conclusions The psychometric properties of the 35-item Myanmar version of the HIV stigma scale support it as a measure of stigma among PLWHA in Myanmar. This instrument could help healthcare providers to better understand how stigma operates in PLWHA and to develop tailored stigma-reduction interventions in Myanmar.
    Schlagwörter HIV ; Stigma ; Myanmar ; Psychometrics ; Rasch analysis ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Thema/Rubrik (Code) 310
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z
    Verlag BMC
    Dokumenttyp Artikel ; Online
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  5. Artikel ; Online: Time to anti-retroviral therapy among people living with HIV enrolled into care in Myanmar

    Kyaw Zin Linn / Hemant Deepak Shewade / Kyaw Ko Ko Htet / Thae Maung Maung / San Hone / Htun Nyunt Oo

    Global Health Action, Vol 11, Iss

    how prepared are we for ‘test and treat’?

    2018  Band 1

    Abstract: Background: Among people living with HIV (PLHIV) enrolled into care, time to anti-retroviral therapy (ART) has not been studied in Myanmar. To inform progress, we conducted this operational research among treatment-naive PLHIV (≥18 years) enrolled during ...

    Abstract Background: Among people living with HIV (PLHIV) enrolled into care, time to anti-retroviral therapy (ART) has not been studied in Myanmar. To inform progress, we conducted this operational research among treatment-naive PLHIV (≥18 years) enrolled during a period of three years (2014–2016) at Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar. Objectives: To determine (i) the time from HIV diagnosis to ART initiation (time to ART) and associated factors and (ii) the association between time to ART and attrition (loss to follow-up and death) from ART care. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study involving a record review of secondary programme data. The PLHIV were followed up to 5 December 2017 for ART initiation and up to 31 March 2018 (date of censoring) for attrition during ART. Results: Of 543 enrolled, 373 (69%) were found to be eligible and initiated on ART. Of 373, 245 (67%) were initiated within 6 weeks of enrolment. The median enrolment delay (from diagnosis) was 4 (IQR: 1, 14) days and median ART initiation delay (from ART eligibility) was 20 (IQR: 13, 36) days. The median time to ART (excluding the time interval in pre-ART care) was 29 (IQR: 18, 55) days and was significantly long in those with prevalent TB and CD4 count ≥ 500/mm3 at enrolment. Among 373, the annual incidence density of attrition was 12.8% (0.95 CI: 10.2, 15.7). Attrition was common in first 100 days. Time to ART (after excluding time interval in pre-ART care) was not significantly associated with attrition. Conclusion: The programme appears to be on track to initiate ART as soon as possible in a ‘test and treat’ scenario (implemented since September 2017) subject to interventions to reduce ART initiation delay.
    Schlagwörter ART initiation ; time to ART ; attrition ; HIV care cascade ; SORT IT ; operational research ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Thema/Rubrik (Code) 700
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Verlag Taylor & Francis Group
    Dokumenttyp Artikel ; Online
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  6. Artikel ; Online: Performance and Outcomes of Routine Viral Load Testing in People Living with HIV Newly Initiating ART in the Integrated HIV Care Program in Myanmar between January 2016 and December 2017

    Sai Soe Thu Ya / Anthony D. Harries / Khin Thet Wai / Nang Thu Thu Kyaw / Thet Ko Aung / July Moe / Thurain Htun / Htet Naing Shin / Mar Mar Aye / Htun Nyunt Oo

    Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol 5, Iss 140, p

    2020  Band 140

    Abstract: Myanmar has introduced routine viral load (VL) testing for people living with HIV (PLHIV) starting first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART). The first VL test was initially scheduled at 12-months and one year later this changed to 6-months. Using ... ...

    Abstract Myanmar has introduced routine viral load (VL) testing for people living with HIV (PLHIV) starting first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART). The first VL test was initially scheduled at 12-months and one year later this changed to 6-months. Using routinely collected secondary data, we assessed program performance of routine VL testing at 12-months and 6-months in PLHIV starting ART in the Integrated HIV-Care Program, Myanmar, from January 2016 to December 2017. There were 7153 PLHIV scheduled for VL testing at 12-months and 1976 scheduled for VL testing at 6-months. Among those eligible for testing, the first VL test was performed in 3476 (51%) of the 12-month cohort and 952 (50%) of the 6-month cohort. In the 12-month cohort, 10% had VL > 1000 copies/mL, 79% had repeat VL tests, 42% had repeat VL > 1000 copies/mL (virologic failure) and 85% were switched to second-line ART. In the 6-month cohort, 11% had VL > 1000 copies/mL, 83% had repeat VL tests, 26% had repeat VL > 1000 copies/mL (virologic failure) and 39% were switched to second-line ART. In conclusion, half of PLHIV initiated on ART had VL testing as scheduled at 12-months or 6-months, but fewer PLHIV in the 6-month cohort were diagnosed with virologic failure and switched to second-line ART. Programmatic implications are discussed.
    Schlagwörter antiretroviral therapy ; virologic failure ; first-line antiretroviral therapy ; second-line antiretroviral therapy ; SORT IT ; Medicine ; R
    Thema/Rubrik (Code) 700
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Verlag MDPI AG
    Dokumenttyp Artikel ; Online
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  7. Artikel ; Online: HIV Care Cascade among Prisoners of the Mandalay Central Prison in Myanmar

    Nang A Mwe Nom / Khine Wut Yee Kyaw / Ajay M. V. Kumar / San Hone / Thida Thida / Thet Wai Nwe / Pyae Soan / Thurain Htun / Htun Nyunt Oo

    Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol 5, Iss 1, p

    2011–2018

    2020  Band 4

    Abstract: Prisoners have a higher HIV prevalence and higher rates of attrition from care as compared with the general population. There is no published evidence on this issue from Myanmar. We assessed (1) HIV test uptake, HIV positivity, and enrollment in care ... ...

    Abstract Prisoners have a higher HIV prevalence and higher rates of attrition from care as compared with the general population. There is no published evidence on this issue from Myanmar. We assessed (1) HIV test uptake, HIV positivity, and enrollment in care among newly admitted prisoners between 2017 and 18 (2) Treatment outcomes among HIV-positive prisoners enrolled in care between 2011 and 18. This was a cohort study involving secondary analysis of program data. Among 26,767 prisoners admitted to the Mandalay Central Prison between 2017 and 2018, 10,421 (39%) were HIV-tested, 547 (5%) were HIV-positive, and 376 (69%) were enrolled in care. Among the 1288 HIV-positive prisoners enrolled in care between 2011 and 2018, 1178 (92%) were started on antiretroviral therapy. A total of 883 (69%) were transferred out (post-release) to other health facilities, and among these, only 369 (42%) reached their destination health facilities. The final outcomes (censored on 30 June 2019) included the following: (i) Alive and in care 495 (38%), (ii) death 138 (11%), (iii) loss to follow-up 596 (46%), and (iv) transferred out after reaching the health facilities 59 (5%). We found major gaps at every step of the HIV care cascade among prisoners, both inside and outside the prison. Future research should focus on understanding the reasons for these gaps and designing appropriate interventions to fill these gaps.
    Schlagwörter attrition ; default ; viral suppression ; incarcerated populations ; people living in closed settings ; Medicine ; R
    Thema/Rubrik (Code) 360
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Verlag MDPI AG
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  8. Artikel ; Online: Viraemic-time predicts mortality among people living with HIV on second-line antiretroviral treatment in Myanmar

    Anita Mesic / Tom Decroo / Htay Thet Mar / Bart K M Jacobs / Moe Pyae Thandar / Thin Thin Thwe / Aung Aung Kyaw / Mitchell Sangma / David Beversluis / Elkin Bermudez-Aza / Alexander Spina / Darli Po Po Aung / Erwan Piriou / Koert Ritmeijer / Josefien Van Olmen / Htun Nyunt Oo / Lutgarde Lynen

    PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 7, p e

    A retrospective cohort study.

    2022  Band 0271910

    Abstract: Introduction Despite HIV viral load (VL) monitoring being serial, most studies use a cross-sectional design to evaluate the virological status of a cohort. The objective of our study was to use a simplified approach to calculate viraemic-time: the ... ...

    Abstract Introduction Despite HIV viral load (VL) monitoring being serial, most studies use a cross-sectional design to evaluate the virological status of a cohort. The objective of our study was to use a simplified approach to calculate viraemic-time: the proportion of follow-up time with unsuppressed VL above the limit of detection. We estimated risk factors for higher viraemic-time and whether viraemic-time predicted mortality in a second-line antiretroviral treatment (ART) cohort in Myanmar. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of people living with HIV (PLHIV) who received second-line ART for a period >6 months and who had at least two HIV VL test results between 01 January 2014 and 30 April 2018. Fractional logistic regression assessed risk factors for having higher viraemic-time and Cox proportional hazards regression assessed the association between viraemic-time and mortality. Kaplan-Meier curves were plotted to illustrate survival probability for different viraemic-time categories. Results Among 1,352 participants, 815 (60.3%) never experienced viraemia, and 172 (12.7%), 214 (15.8%), and 80 (5.9%) participants were viraemic <20%, 20-49%, and 50-79% of their total follow-up time, respectively. Few (71; 5.3%) participants were ≥80% of their total follow-up time viraemic. The odds for having higher viraemic-time were higher among people with a history of injecting drug use (aOR 2.01, 95% CI 1.30-3.10, p = 0.002), sex workers (aOR 2.10, 95% CI 1.11-4.00, p = 0.02) and patients treated with lopinavir/ritonavir (vs. atazanavir; aOR 1.53, 95% CI 1.12-2.10, p = 0.008). Viraemic-time was strongly associated with mortality hazard among those with 50-79% and ≥80% viraemic-time (aHR 2.92, 95% CI 1.21-7.10, p = 0.02 and aHR 2.71, 95% CI 1.22-6.01, p = 0.01). This association was not observed in those with viraemic-time <50%. Conclusions Key populations were at risk for having a higher viraemic-time on second-line ART. Viraemic-time predicts clinical outcomes. Differentiated services should target ...
    Schlagwörter Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Thema/Rubrik (Code) 310
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Verlag Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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  9. Artikel ; Online: Alarming attrition rates among HIV-infected individuals in pre-antiretroviral therapy care in Myanmar, 2011–2014

    Myo Minn Oo / Vivek Gupta / Thet Ko Aung / Nang Thu Thu Kyaw / Htun Nyunt Oo / Ajay MV Kumar

    Global Health Action, Vol 9, Iss 0, Pp 1-

    2016  Band 11

    Abstract: Background: High retention rates have been documented among patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Myanmar. However, there is no information on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals in care before initiation of ART (pre-ART ... ...

    Abstract Background: High retention rates have been documented among patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Myanmar. However, there is no information on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals in care before initiation of ART (pre-ART care). We assessed attrition (loss-to-follow-up [LTFU] and death) rates among HIV-infected individuals in pre-ART care and their associated factors over a 4-year period. Design: In this retrospective cohort study, we extracted routinely collected data of HIV-infected adults (>15 years old) entering pre-ART care (June 2011–June 2014) as part of an Integrated HIV Care (IHC) programme, Myanmar. Attrition rates per 100 person-years and cumulative incidence of attrition were calculated. Factors associated with attrition were examined by calculating hazard ratios (HRs). Results: Of 18,037 HIV-infected adults enrolled in the IHC programme, 11,464 (63%) entered pre-ART care (60% men, mean age 37 years, median cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) cell count 160 cells/µL). Of the 11,464 eligible participants, 3,712 (32%) underwent attrition of which 43% were due to deaths and 57% were due to LTFU. The attrition rate was 78 per 100 person-years (95% CI, 75–80). The cumulative incidence of attrition was 70% at the end of a 4-year follow-up, of which nearly 90% occurred in the first 6 months. Male sex (HR 1.5, 95% CI 1.4–1.6), WHO clinical Stage 3 and 4, CD4 count <200 cells/µL, abnormal BMI, and anaemia were statistically significant predictors of attrition. Conclusions: Pre-ART care attrition among persons living with HIV in Myanmar was alarmingly high – with most attrition occurring within the first 6 months. Strategies aimed at improving early HIV diagnosis and initiation of ART are needed. Suggestions include comprehensive nutrition support and intensified monitoring to prevent pre-ART care attrition by tracking patients who do not return for pre-ART care appointments. It is high time that Myanmar moves towards a ‘test and treat’ approach and ultimately eliminates ...
    Schlagwörter pre-ART care ; retention ; lost to follow-up ; death ; SORT IT ; operational research ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Thema/Rubrik (Code) 700
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Verlag Taylor & Francis Group
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  10. Artikel ; Online: Are death and loss to follow-up still high in people living with HIV on ART after national scale-up and earlier treatment initiation? A large cohort study in government hospital-based setting, Myanmar

    Zaw Zaw Aung / Myo Minn Oo / Jaya Prasad Tripathy / Nang Thu Thu Kyaw / San Hone / Htun Nyunt Oo / Suman S Majumdar

    PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 9, p e

    2013-2016.

    2018  Band 0204550

    Abstract: SETTING:Myanmar National AIDS Program has had significant scale-up of services and changes in CD4 eligibility criterion for ART initiation from 2013 to 2016. This study assessed early death within 6 months and attrition (death and loss to follow-up, LTFU) ...

    Abstract SETTING:Myanmar National AIDS Program has had significant scale-up of services and changes in CD4 eligibility criterion for ART initiation from 2013 to 2016. This study assessed early death within 6 months and attrition (death and loss to follow-up, LTFU) after ART initiation and their associated factors. DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study on people living with HIV (PLHIV >15 year of age) enrolled at three specialist hospitals in Yangon from 1st June 2013 to 30th June 2016. Cox regression was used to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) of early death and attrition. RESULTS:Of 11,727 adults enrolled, 11,186 (95%) were initiated on ART, providing 15,964 person-years of follow-up. At baseline, median age was 36 years [IQR: 30-43], 58% were men and median CD4 count was 151 cells/mm3 (IQR: 54-310). There were 733(6%) early deaths, 961(9%) total deaths and 1371 (12%) LTFU during the study period. Independent risk factors for early death were older age (41-50 and ≥51 years) [aHR 1.38, 1.07-1.78 and 1.68, 1.21-2.34], male (1.84, 1.44-2.35), low weight (2.06, 1.64-2.59), bedridden, (3.81, 2.57-5.66) and CD4 count ≤ 50 cells/mm3 (6.83, 2.52-18.57). In addition to above factors, high attrition was associated with an abacavir-based regimen. CONCLUSION:Although there was a low rate of early deaths, patients were being diagnosed late and there was a high attrition rate from specialist hospitals. Concerted effort is required to increase early diagnosis and ART initiation, and strengthen community systems for HIV care to achieve ambitious goal of ending AIDS epidemic by 2030.
    Schlagwörter Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Thema/Rubrik (Code) 610
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Verlag Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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