Treatment outcomes of HIV/AIDs patients in Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria
| Autor: | Emma Ukaegbu U, A Chuku, K C Nwogu, H I Nwokeukwu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study biology business.industry Treatment outcome Population Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) biology.organism_classification medicine.disease_cause medicine.disease Antiretroviral therapy Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) medicine Lost to follow-up business education South eastern Abia |
| Zdroj: | IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences. 13:78-82 |
| ISSN: | 2279-0853 2279-0861 |
| DOI: | 10.9790/0853-13197882 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been remarkably effective in reducing Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-associated morbidity and mortality. With the inception of ART the long-term survival in HIV-positive populations appears to be approaching that of the general population. Aims and objectives: To determine the various outcomes of all patients enrolled into ART between 2008 and 2011 in a tertiary ART center in South Eastern Nigeria. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved analyzing the records of all newly enrolled HIV positive patients receiving treatment for the 4 year period stated above to determine the various outcomes of the patients that commenced ART in the facility. Key findings: Total enrolled 3855 and total started on drugs 2480 Known death 135(3.5%), transfer out 436 (11.3%), Lost to follow up 163 (4.2%). Restarted 127 (3.3%) and treatment stopped 59(1.5%) while 68% of the patients were retained on treatment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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