Predictors of AIDS-related death among adult HIV-infected inpatients in Kisangani, the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Pan Afr Med J
; 37: 144, 2020.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection continues to be a major public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to evaluate potential factors associated with AIDS-related death among adult HIV-infected inpatients in Kisangani, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).METHODS:
this is a hospital-based retrospective, observational analysis carried out between 1st January 2019 and 31st March 2020 among inpatients HIV, at 12 facilities integrating the HIV prevention and care packages in Kisangani. Factors associated with AIDS-related death were analyzed using the logistic regression models.RESULTS:
a total of 347 HIV-infected inpatients were included. Among those, the rate of AIDS-related death was 25.1% (95% CI 20.8-29.9). The rates of AIDS-related death were lower among patients with a university education (aOR 0.03 [95% CI 0.00-1.0]) and higher among patients in WHO clinical stage 4 (aOR 15.4 [6.8-27.8]), patients with poor highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) observance (aOR 14.5 [2.3-40.4), and patients suffering from opportunistic infections (aOR 9.3 [95% CI 3.4-25.1]), including cryptococcal meningitis (aOR 27 [95% CI 6.0-125.7]) and viral infections associated with zona and Kaposi sarcoma (aOR 4.8 [95% CI 2.2-10.4]).CONCLUSION:
in our retrospective study on a large sample of inpatients hospitalized in Kisangani, classic causes of death were found. The association with the low level of education suggests that the economic level of the patients who die is a determining factor, difficult to correct. The identification of a limited number of other factors will allow a better medical management.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Infecções por HIV
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Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida
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Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article