Why do sub‐Saharan Africans present late for HIV care in Switzerland?
| Autor: | A, Hachfeld, K, Darling, A, Calmy, B, Ledergerber, R, Weber, M, Battegay, K, Wissel, C, Di Benedetto, C A, Fux, P E, Tarr, R, Kouyos, L S, Ruggia, H J, Furrer, G, Wandeler, S, Yerly |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male 0301 basic medicine Delayed Diagnosis Sub saharan Population Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Emigrants and Immigrants HIV Infections medicine.disease_cause Health Services Accessibility Late presentation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Or education Humans Medicine Pharmacology (medical) In patient Prospective Studies 030212 general & internal medicine education Africa South of the Sahara education.field_of_study Pregnancy business.industry Health Policy Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care medicine.disease 030112 virology 3. Good health stomatognathic diseases Infectious Diseases Female business Switzerland Cohort study Demography |
| Zdroj: | HIV Medicine. |
| ISSN: | 1468-1293 1464-2662 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/hiv.12727 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES Late presentation (LP) to HIV care disproportionally affects individuals from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We explored the reasons for late presentation to care among this group of patients in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. METHODS The prevalence of LP was compared between patients from Western Europe (WE) and those from SSA enrolled between 2009 and 2012. Patients were asked about HIV testing, including access to testing and reasons for deferring it, during face-to-face interviews. RESULTS The proportion of LP was 45.8% (435/950) among patients from WE, and 64.6% (126/195) among those from SSA (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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