Initiation of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients with severe immunodeficiency in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

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作者
Maggi Fernandes, Jose Roberto [1 ,2 ]
Acurcio, Francisco de Assis [2 ,3 ]
Campos, Lorenza Nogueira [2 ]
Crosland Guimaraes, Mark Drew [2 ]
机构
[1] Secretaria Municipal Saude Belo Horizonte, BR-31260200 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Fac Med, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Fac Farm, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
来源
CADERNOS DE SAUDE PUBLICA | 2009年 / 25卷 / 06期
关键词
HIV; Anti-Retroviral Agents; CD4 Lymphocyte Count; RIO-DE-JANEIRO; MEDICAL-CARE; UNITED-STATES; DIAGNOSIS; DELAY; BEHAVIOR; ENTRY;
D O I
10.1590/S0102-311X2009000600019
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
The main objective was to assess the proportion of delayed initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and associated factors. This was a cross-sectional study of 310 patients enrolled in two public health centers in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Delayed ART initiation was defined as starting treatment with a CD4 count lower than 200 cells/mm(3) or clinical symptoms of severe immunodepression at the time of first antiretroviral prescription. The majority of participants were males (63.9%), had no health insurance (76.1%), and started ART less than 120 days after the first medical visit (75.2%). The proportion of delayed ART initiation was 68.4%. Unemployment, referral by a health professional for HIV testing, fewer than two medical visits in the six months prior to ART initiation, and time between first medical visit and ART initiation less than 120 days were independently associated with the outcome. Our results suggest that every patient 13 to 64 years of age should be offered HIV testing, which could increase the rate of early HIV diagnosis, and thus patients that tested positive could benefit from timely follow-up and antiretroviral therapy.
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页码:1369 / 1380
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